In Maryland, upon presentation of a license, the rites of marriages may be performed by any minister, or official or other member of a religious groups so authorized by the rules and customs of the group, or for a fee, by any clerk or designated deputy clerk of the Circuit Court of any county or Baltimore City. After the ceremony, the person who performed the ceremony returns the certificate of marriage, signed by the official and two witnesses, to the clerk of the court issuing the license to be recorded in the county or city records. Copies of the certificate are available from the clerk's office.