VA HB905

Transfers authority to issue marriage officiant orders from circuit court judges to circuit court clerks, streamlining the application process for individuals seeking to perform marriage ceremonies in Virginia

Changes the terminology from "petition" to "application" for requesting authorization to celebrate marriage rites

Makes the $500 bond requirement discretionary rather than mandatory, with the clerk determining whether a bond is required and if surety is needed

Removes the provision that allowed bond waivers for applicants who would qualify for in forma pauperis (indigent) status

Maintains existing exemptions allowing judges, justices, members of the General Assembly, current or former governors, lieutenant governors, attorneys general, Virginia members of Congress, and circuit court clerks to officiate marriages without bond or authorization