[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 5, Parts 700 to 799]
[Revised as of  July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR700.716]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                   CHAPTER VI--DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 
PART 700--UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                    Subpart G--The Commanding Officer
 
Sec. 700.716  Marriages on board.

    The commanding officer shall not perform a marriage ceremony on 
board his ship or aircraft. He shall not permit a marriage ceremony to 
be performed on board when the ship or aircraft is outside the territory 
of the United States, except:
    (a) In accordance with local laws and the laws of the state, 
territory, or district in which the parties are domiciled, and
    (b) In the presence of a diplomatic or consular official of the 
United States, who has consented to issue the certificates and make the 
returns required by the consular regulations.