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<FIRST>William</FIRST>
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<LAST>Gore</LAST>
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<ADDR1>1821 Greenmore Dr.</ADDR1>
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<CITY>Charleston</CITY>
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Dear Governor Haley,
I hope that you are well.  Can you clarify whether Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims religious preachers (who are not notary publics) can perform a marriage ceremony in South Carolina?  The law seems to say that only Christian, Jewish and Native American religious leaders can perform marriages here. Thanks.

SECTION 20-1-20. Persons who may perform marriage ceremony.

 Only ministers of the Gospel, Jewish rabbis, officers authorized to administer oaths in this State, and the chief or spiritual leader of a Native American Indian entity recognized by the South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40 are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in this State.

 HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 20-2; 1952 Code Section 20-2; 1942 Code Section 8565; 1932 Code Section 8565; Civ. C. '22 Section 5530; Civ. C. '12 Section 3751; 1911 (27) 131; 2008 Act No. 322, Section 1, eff June 16, 2008.


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