Ohio Revised Code|Section 2101.27 | Probate judge has authority to solemnize marriage within county.

                                                
(A) A probate judge has jurisdiction and  authority to solemnize marriages within the county and may charge  a fee for providing the service in accordance with division (B) of  this section. The fee charged is subject to disposition in  accordance with division (C) of this section. 
(B)(1) If a probate judge intends to charge a fee for  solemnizing any marriage in accordance with division (A) of this  section, prior to doing so, the probate judge, by rule, shall  establish a reasonable fee for providing the service.
(2) Division (B)(1) of this section does not do either of the  following:
(a) Require a probate judge who, by rule, has established a  reasonable fee for solemnizing marriages to charge that fee for  every marriage that the probate judge solemnizes;
(b) Affect specific fees to which the probate judge is  entitled under section 2101.16 or any other section of the Revised  Code for issuing marriage licenses, recording returns of  solemnized marriages, providing certified abstracts of marriages,  or performing any other task related to a marriage other than its  solemnization.
(C) If, in accordance with division (B) of this section, a  reasonable fee is charged by a probate judge for solemnizing any  marriage, the probate judge shall not retain any portion of that  fee and instead shall pay the entire fee into the county treasury.  The county treasurer shall credit the fee to the general fund of  the county.