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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 714 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO NAME CHANGES. 1 5 1 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 7 1 8 Section 1. Section 595.5, Code 1999, is amended to read as 1 9 follows: 1 10 595.5SURNAMENAME ADOPTED. 1 11 1. A party mayrequestindicate on the application for a 1 12 marriage license the adoption of a name changeto that of the1 13other party or to some other surname mutually agreed upon by1 14the parties. The names used on the marriage license shall 1 15 become the legal names of the parties to the marriage. The 1 16 marriage license shall contain a statement that when a name 1 17 change is requested and affixed to the marriage license, the 1 18 new name is the legal name of the requesting party.If a1 19party requests a name change, other than a change of surname1 20to that of the other spouse or to a combination of the1 21surnames of both spouses, the party shall request approval of1 22the court pursuant to chapter 674 and shall submit to the1 23court the information required by section 674.2. Upon1 24approval of the court and solemnization of the marriage, the1 25 2. The county registrar shall send a certified copy of the 1 26 return of marriage to the recorder's office in every county in 1 27 this state where real property is owned by either of the 1 28 parties, upon request of the parties.The judge may approve1 29the name change.The new names and the immediate former names 1 30 shall appear on the return of marriage, and the return of 1 31 marriage shall be recorded in the miscellaneous records in the 1 32 recorder's office. 1 33 3. An individual shall have only one legal name at any one 1 34 time. 1 35 Sec. 2. Section 674.2, subsection 7, Code 1999, is amended 2 1 to read as follows: 2 2 7. A certified copy of the birth certificate to be 2 3 attached to the petition. If a certified copy of the birth 2 4 certificate is not available, the reason for the 2 5 unavailability shall be stated and another form of 2 6 identification, which may include documents provided by the 2 7 United States department of immigration and naturalization 2 8 service, shall be attached in lieu of the certified copy of 2 9 the birth certificate. 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 13 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 14 Speaker of the House 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 MARY E. KRAMER 2 19 President of the Senate 2 20 2 21 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 22 is known as House File 714, Seventy-eighth General Assembly. 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 2 27 Chief Clerk of the House 2 28 Approved , 1999 2 29 2 30 2 31 2 32 THOMAS J. VILSACK 2 33 Governor
Text: HF00713 Text: HF00715 Text: HF00700 - HF00799 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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