MCL - Section 551.16
Chapter 83. Of marriage and the solemnization thereof.
551.16 Want of jurisdiction or authority to solemnize marriage; affect on marriage.
Sec. 16.
A marriage solemnized before an individual professing to be a district judge, common pleas court judge, district court magistrate, municipal judge, judge of probate, judge of a federal court, mayor, the county clerk or, in a county having more than 2,000,000 inhabitants, an employee of the county clerk designated by the clerk to solemnize marriages, or a minister of the gospel or cleric or religious practitioner shall not be considered or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity of the marriage be affected, on account of a want of jurisdiction or authority by that individual if the marriage was consummated with a full belief on the part of the individuals married, or either of them, that they were lawfully joined in marriage.
History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 83
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CL 1857, 3219
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CL 1871, 4730
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How. 6220
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CL 1897, 8599
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CL 1915, 11373
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CL 1929, 12701
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CL 1948, 551.16
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Am. 1972, Act 211, Eff. July 1, 1972
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Am. 1975, Act 175, Imd. Eff. July 20, 1975
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Am. 1979, Act 24, Imd. Eff. June 6, 1979
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Am. 2006, Act 419, Imd. Eff. Sept. 29, 2006