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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2455 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "Section 1. Section 331.605, subsection 6, Code 1 5 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 6 6. For filing an application for the license to 1 7 marry, thirty-five dollars, which includes payment for 1 8 one certified copy of the original certificate of 1 9 marriage, to be issued following filing of the 1 10 original certificate of marriage, four dollars of 1 11 which shall be retained by the county pursuant to 1 12 subsection 5. For issuing an application for an order 1 13 of the district court authorizing the validation of a 1 14 license to marry before the expiration of three days 1 15 from the date of issuance of the license, or for 1 16 issuing an application for an order of the district 1 17 court authorizing the issuance of a license to marry 1 18 without verified completion of premarital education as 1 19 required by section 595.3, five dollars. The district 1 20 court shall authorize the early validation of a 1 21 marriage license or the issuance of a marriage license 1 22 without completion of required premarital education 1 23 without the payment of any fees imposed in this 1 24 subsection upon showing that the applicant is unable 1 25 to pay the fees. 1 26 Sec. 2. Section 595.3, Code 2003, is amended by 1 27 adding the following new subsection: 1 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. Where the parties have not 1 29 completed at least six hours of premarital education 1 30 as described in section 595.3B, unless the requirement 1 31 is waived in accordance with section 595.4. 1 32 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 595.3B APPLICATION – 1 33 PREMARITAL EDUCATION. 1 34 1. An application form for a marriage license 1 35 shall have attached a certificate form to be used by 1 36 the parties to document completion of the premarital 1 37 education by the parties as required for the granting 1 38 of a license to marry pursuant to section 595.3. The 1 39 certificate shall be completed by the parties and 1 40 signed by the person who provided the premarital 1 41 education. The certificate shall be filed with the 1 42 verified application in accordance with section 595.4. 1 43 The certificate shall contain all of the following 1 44 information: 1 45 a. The name of the person providing the premarital 1 46 education and the person's signature verifying 1 47 completion of the premarital education by the parties. 1 48 b. The number of hours of premarital education 1 49 completed. 1 50 2. The premarital education shall be provided only 2 1 by any of the following persons: 2 2 a. A person ordained or designated as the leader 2 3 of a party's religious faith or the person's designee. 2 4 b. A person licensed to practice psychology 2 5 pursuant to chapter 154B. 2 6 c. A person licensed to practice social work 2 7 pursuant to chapter 154C. 2 8 d. A person licensed to practice marital and 2 9 family therapy pursuant to chapter 154D. 2 10 Sec. 4. Section 595.4, Code 2003, is amended to 2 11 read as follows: 2 12 595.4 AGE AND QUALIFICATION – PREMARITAL 2 13 EDUCATION – VERIFIED APPLICATION – WAITING PERIOD – 2 14EXCEPTIONEXCEPTIONS. 2 15 1. Previous to the issuance of any license to 2 16 marry, the parties desiring the license shall sign and 2 17 file a verified application with the county registrar 2 18 which application either may be mailed to the parties 2 19 at their request or may be signed by them at the 2 20 office of the county registrar in the county in which 2 21 the license is to be issued. The application shall 2 22 include the social security number of each applicant 2 23 and shall set forth at least one affidavit of some 2 24 competent and disinterested person stating the facts 2 25 as to age and qualification of the parties. The 2 26 application shall also include the completed 2 27 certificate of premarital education. Upon the filing 2 28 of the application for a license to marry, the county 2 29 registrar shall file the application in a record kept 2 30 for that purpose and shall take all necessary steps to 2 31 ensure the confidentiality of the social security 2 32 number of each applicant. All information included on 2 33 an application may be provided as mutually agreed upon 2 34 by the division of records and statistics and the 2 35 child support recovery unit, including by automated 2 36 exchange. 2 37 2. a. Upon receipt of a verified application 2 38 including the complete certificate of premarital 2 39 education, the county registrar may issue the license 2 40 which shall not become valid until the expiration of 2 41 three days after the date of issuance of the license. 2 42 If the license has not been issued within six months 2 43 from the date of the application, the application is 2 44 void. 2 45 b. A license to marry may be issued if the 2 46 verified application does not include a completed 2 47 certificate of premarital education in cases of 2 48 emergency, extraordinary circumstances, or for good 2 49 cause. An order authorizing the issuance of a license 2 50 may be granted by a judge of the district court under 3 1 conditions of emergency, extraordinary circumstances, 3 2 or for good cause, upon application of the parties 3 3 filed with the county registrar. An order shall not 3 4 be granted unless the parties have filed an 3 5 application for a marriage license in a county within 3 6 the judicial district. An application for an order 3 7 shall be made on a form furnished by the county 3 8 registrar at the same time the verified application 3 9 for the license to marry is filed. After examining 3 10 the application for the marriage license, the county 3 11 registrar shall refer the parties to a judge of the 3 12 district court for action on the application for an 3 13 order authorizing the issuance of a marriage license 3 14 without verified completion of the required premarital 3 15 education. The judge shall, if satisfied as to the 3 16 existence of emergency, extraordinary circumstances, 3 17 or good cause, grant such an order. The county 3 18 registrar shall issue a license to marry upon 3 19 presentation by the parties of the order authorizing 3 20 such issuance. A fee of five dollars shall be paid to 3 21 the county registrar at the time the application for 3 22 the order is made, which fee is in addition to the fee 3 23 prescribed by law for the issuance of a marriage 3 24 license. 3 25 3. A license to marry may be validated prior to 3 26 the expiration of three days from the date of issuance 3 27 of the license in cases of emergency or extraordinary 3 28 circumstances. An order authorizing the validation of 3 29 a license may be granted by a judge of the district 3 30 court under conditions of emergency or extraordinary 3 31 circumstances upon application of the parties filed 3 32 with the county registrar. No order may be granted 3 33 unless the parties have filed an application for a 3 34 marriage license in a county within the judicial 3 35 district. An application for an order shall be made 3 36 on forms furnished by the county registrar at the same 3 37 time the application for the license to marry is made. 3 38 After examining the application for the marriage 3 39 license and issuing the license, the county registrar 3 40 shall refer the parties to a judge of the district 3 41 court for action on the application for an order 3 42 authorizing the validation of a marriage license prior 3 43 to expiration of three days from the date of issuance 3 44 of the license. The judge shall, if satisfied as to 3 45 the existence of an emergency or extraordinary 3 46 circumstances, grant an order authorizing the 3 47 validation of a license to marry prior to the 3 48 expiration of three days from the date of issuance of 3 49 the license to marry. The county registrar shall 3 50 validate a license to marry upon presentation by the 4 1 parties of the order authorizing a license to be 4 2 validated. A fee of five dollars shall be paid to the 4 3 county registrar at the time the application for the 4 4 order is made, which fee is in addition to the fee 4 5 prescribed by law for the issuance of a marriage 4 6 license. 4 7 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 598.7B PARENTING PLANS. 4 8 1. Beginning October 1, 2004, the parties to a 4 9 petition for dissolution of marriage, annulment, or 4 10 separate maintenance that involves minor children or 4 11 to an application for a motion to modify an order 4 12 involving custody or visitation shall submit a 4 13 proposed parenting plan, either individually or 4 14 jointly, within thirty days after the service of 4 15 process of the petition for dissolution of marriage, 4 16 annulment, or separate maintenance, or the application 4 17 for a motion to modify an order involving custody or 4 18 visitation. The proposed parenting plan shall specify 4 19 the arrangements that the party believes to be in the 4 20 best interest of any minor child and shall specify 4 21 other details as required by rules prescribed by the 4 22 supreme court. 4 23 2. The supreme court shall prescribe rules no 4 24 later than September 1, 2004, establishing guidelines 4 25 for a parenting plan form which may be used by the 4 26 parties in any dissolution of marriage, annulment, 4 27 legal separation, or modification proceeding involving 4 28 the issues of custody and visitation. Beginning 4 29 September 1, 2004, the clerk of the district court 4 30 shall furnish parenting plan forms to the parties in a 4 31 dissolution of marriage, annulment, or separate 4 32 maintenance action or modification proceeding 4 33 involving custody or visitation, without cost to the 4 34 parties. 4 35 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. The provision of the 4 36 section of this Act enacting section 598.7B that 4 37 directs the supreme court to prescribe rules regarding 4 38 the guidelines for parenting plans, being deemed of 4 39 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment." 4 40 #2. Title page, line 1, by striking the words 4 41 "covenant marriages" and inserting the following: 4 42 "marriage and domestic relations requirements". 4 43 4 44 4 45 4 46 4 47 4 48 4 49 4 50 5 1 5 2 CARROLL of Poweshiek 5 3 HF 2455.202 80 5 4 pf/sh
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