(1) In the solemnization of a marriage no particular form is required except that the parties thereto shall assent or declare in the presence of the person, religious organization or congregation, or secular organization, authorized to solemnize marriages under ORS § 106.120, and in the presence of at least two witnesses, that they take each other to be spouses in a marriage.

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 106.150

  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(2) All marriages, to which there are no legal impediments, solemnized before or in any religious organization or congregation, or secular organization, authorized to solemnize marriages, according to the established ritual or form commonly practiced therein, are valid. In such case, the person presiding, officiating or celebrating in the religious organization or congregation, or secular organization, shall deliver to the county clerk who issued the marriage license the application, license and record of marriage in accordance with ORS § 106.170. [Amended by 1979 c.724 § 5; 2001 c.501 § 2; 2007 c.703 § 3; 2015 c.629 § 9; 2017 c.61 § 4]