State Laws for Ministers
Illinois

Marriage The Universal Ministries provide more than simply Marriage laws in our pages. Each State has laws of Minister’s age that vary, yet none allow underage people to perform a wedding. We include your ability in Regulation and Exemptions to be the Full Minister. As a Minister you are also covered by many regulations in allowing you to provide Marriage Counseling in Illinois, Wedding Counseling in Illinois, Family counseling in Illinois, , Family Therapy in Illinois, Massage Licensing in Illinois, spiritual Healing in Illinois, Faith Healing in Illinois, you How to become Ordained in Illinois, Become Ordained online in Illinois, get ordained online in Illinois, how much does it cost to get Ordained in Illinois, get ordained online in Illinois, how to become a wedding officiant in Illinois, Marriage officiant License in Illinois Yes several sites will offer you How to become Ordained in Illinois allowing you to provide, but neglect your Rights to Counseling for example. When you Become Ordained online in Illinois allowing you to provide or get ordained online in Illinois allowing you to provide it offer so much more with Universal Ministries. We all look for bargains online and often the best bargain is not a free promotion, but the one that provides the Legal authorities included in a Credential package so you don’t later find yourself without acceptable proof when needed. We live in a world controlled by the laws of man so we need to know them that our services are legal and valid. So how much does it cost to get Ordained in Illinois allowing you to provide? When you get ordained online in Illinois allowing you to provide by the Universal Ministries it is not handled by computers that simply record information and use auto responders. Several States have argued this is Not a Real Ordination or authority. The Universal Ministries simply transfers your information to our office where real people Ordained, register you in our Permanent Registry, Read your name in request in our Chapel for God’s Blessing upon you and then send notice of your Legal authority in God and Law. To us this is how to become a wedding officiant in Illinois or Minister in the simplest form. So if you are ready get your Marriage officiant License in Illinois by following our links to success. (750 ILCS 5/201) (from Ch. 40, par. 201) Sec. 201. Formalities.) A marriage between two persons, solemnized and registered as provided in this Act is valid in this State.

(750 ILCS 5/207) Effective Date of License.) A license to marry becomes effective in the county where it was issued one day after the date of issuance, unless the court orders that the license is effective when issued, and expires 60 days after it becomes effective.

(750 ILCS 5/209) (from Ch. 40, par. 209) Sec. 209. Solemnization and Registration.) (a) A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court of record, by a retired judge of a court of record, unless the retired judge was removed from office by the Judicial Inquiry Board, except that a retired judge shall not receive any compensation from the State, a county or any unit of local government in return for the solemnization of a marriage and there shall be no effect upon any pension benefits conferred by the Judges Retirement System of Illinois, by a judge of the Court of Claims, by a county clerk in counties having 2,000,000 or more inhabitants, by a public official whose powers include solemnization of marriages, or in accordance with the prescriptions of any religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group, provided that when such prescriptions require an officiant, the officiant be in good standing with his religious denomination, Indian Nation or Tribe or Native Group. Either the person solemnizing the marriage, or, if no individual acting alone solemnized the marriage, both parties to the marriage, shall complete the marriage certificate form and forward it to the county clerk within 10 days after such marriage is solemnized. (b) The solemnization of the marriage is not invalidated by the fact that the person solemnizing the marriage was not legally qualified to solemnize it, if either party to the marriage believed him to be so qualified.

Sec. 212. Prohibited Marriages. (5) a marriage between 2 individuals of the same sex.

Sec. 213.1.

Sec. 214. Invalidity of Common Law Marriages.) Common law marriages contracted in this State after June 30, 1905 are invalid.

Sec. 216. Prohibited Marriages Void if Contracted in Another State.) That if any person residing and intending to continue to reside in this state and who is disabled or prohibited from contracting marriage under the laws of this state, shall go into another state or country and there contract a marriage prohibited and declared void by the laws of this state, such marriage shall be null and void for all purposes in this state with the same effect as though such prohibited marriage had been entered into in this state.

Sec. 219. Offenses.) Any official issuing a license with knowledge that the parties are thus prohibited from intermarrying and any person authorized to celebrate marriage who shall knowingly celebrate such a marriage shall be guilty of a petty offense.

Counseling/healing (225 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 4400-4) (3) persons treating human ailments by prayer or spiritual means as an exercise or enjoyment of religious freedom.

(225 ILCS 55/1) (from Ch. 111, par. 8351-1) Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing Act. Sec. 15. Exemptions. (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prevent any person from the bona fide practice of the doctrines of an established church or religious denomination if the person does not hold himself or herself out to be a licensed marriage and family therapist or an associate licensed marriage and family therapist.

(225 ILCS 57/) Massage Licensing Act. Sec. 25. Exemptions. (e) Nothing in this Act prohibits practitioners that do not involve intentional soft tissue manipulation, including but not limited to Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais, Reike, and Therapeutic Touch, from practicing. (f) Practitioners of certain service marked bodywork approaches that do involve intentional soft tissue manipulation, including but not limited to Rolfing, Trager Approach, Polarity Therapy, and Orthobionomy, are exempt from this Act if they are approved by their governing body based on a minimum level of training, demonstration of competency, and adherence to ethical standards. (h) Practitioners of other forms of bodywork who restrict manipulation of soft tissue to the feet, hands, and ears, and who do not have the client disrobe, such as reflexology, are exempt from this Act. (j) Nothing in this Act prohibits a person from treating ailments by spiritual means through prayer alone in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination. (225 ILCS 107/) Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional

Counselor Licensing Act. f) Duly recognized members of any religious organization shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial capacity provided they do not represent themselves as being professional counselors or clinical professional counselors, or as providing "professional counseling" or "clinical professional counseling". This Act shall not apply or be construed so as to apply to the employees or agents of a church or religious organization or an organization owned, controlled, or affiliated with a church or religious organization, unless the church, religious organization, or owned, controlled, or affiliated organization designates or holds these employees or agents out to the public as professional counselors or clinical professional counselors or holds out their services as being "professional counseling" or "clinical professional counseling".

Sec. 21. Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty. (a) Any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself out to practice as a clinical professional counselor or professional counselor without being licensed or exempt under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each offense, as determined by the Department. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding the provision of a hearing for the discipline of a licensee.

(225 ILCS 15/) Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act. (f) Duly recognized members of any bonafide religious denomination shall not be restricted from functioning in their ministerial capacity provided they do not represent themselves as being clinical psychologists or providing clinical psychological services.

(225 ILCS 20/) Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act. Sec. 4. Exemptions. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to any person engaged in the bona fide practice of religious ministry provided the person does not hold himself out to be engaged in the independent practice of clinical social work or the practice of social work.