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House File 604

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Bill Introduced: H.J. 719
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 331.605, subsection 6, Code 2001, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    6.  a.  (1)  For Except as provided in subparagraph (2),
  1  4 for filing an application for the license to marry, thirty-
  1  5 five dollars, which includes payment for one certified copy of
  1  6 the original certificate of marriage, to be issued following
  1  7 filing of the original certificate of marriage, four dollars
  1  8 of which shall be retained by the county pursuant to
  1  9 subsection 5.
  1 10    (2)  For filing an application for the license to marry,
  1 11 four dollars, if the applicants submit and the county
  1 12 registrar approves the certificate of completion of premarital
  1 13 education pursuant to section 595.3B.  The fee includes
  1 14 payment for one certified copy of the original certificate of
  1 15 marriage, to be issued following filing of the original
  1 16 certificate of marriage, which fee shall be retained by the
  1 17 county pursuant to subsection 5.
  1 18    b.  For issuing an application for an order of the district
  1 19 court authorizing the validation of a license to marry before
  1 20 the expiration of three days from the date of issuance of the
  1 21 license, five dollars.  The district court shall authorize the
  1 22 early validation of a marriage license without the payment of
  1 23 any fees imposed in this subsection upon showing that the
  1 24 applicant is unable to pay the fees.
  1 25    Sec. 2.  NEW SECTION.  595.3B  APPLICATION – PREMARITAL
  1 26 EDUCATION.
  1 27    1.  An application form for a marriage license shall have
  1 28 attached a certificate form to be used by the parties to
  1 29 document completion of premarital education by the parties.
  1 30 The certificate shall be completed by the parties and signed
  1 31 by the person who provided the premarital education.  The
  1 32 certificate shall require provision of all of the following
  1 33 information:
  1 34    a.  The name of the person providing the premarital
  1 35 education and the person's signature verifying completion of
  2  1 the premarital education by the parties.
  2  2    b.  The number of hours of premarital education completed.
  2  3    c.  Whether the premarital education was provided by
  2  4 personal instruction, videotaped instruction, instruction via
  2  5 other electronic media, or a combination of these methods.
  2  6    2.  Only premarital education provided by the following
  2  7 persons meet the requirements of provision of premarital
  2  8 education under this section:
  2  9    a.  A  person ordained or designated as a leader of a
  2 10 party's religious faith.
  2 11    b.  A person licensed to practice psychology pursuant to
  2 12 chapter 154B.
  2 13    c.  A person licensed to practice social work pursuant to
  2 14 chapter 154C.
  2 15    d.  A person licensed to practice marital and family
  2 16 therapy pursuant to chapter 154D.
  2 17    3.  If the parties applying for a license to marry complete
  2 18 the premarital education certificate and the certificate is
  2 19 approved, the parties shall pay a fee of only four dollars
  2 20 pursuant to section 331.605, subsection 6.  
  2 21                           EXPLANATION
  2 22    This bill establishes requirements for premarital
  2 23 education, which if completed and documented in a certificate
  2 24 attached to a marriage license application allow the parties
  2 25 applying for the marriage license to pay only a $4 fee rather
  2 26 than a $35 fee for the filing of the marriage license
  2 27 application.  The bill specifies the persons who may provide
  2 28 the premarital education in order to meet the requirements of
  2 29 the bill and specifies the other information which must be
  2 30 provided by the applicants in order to pay the reduced
  2 31 marriage license application fee.  
  2 32 LSB 2312HH 79
  2 33 pf/gg/8

Text: HF00603                           Text: HF00605
Text: HF00600 - HF00699                 Text: HF Index
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