S.F. _____ Section 1. Section 144.46, subsection 2, Code 2014, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Fees collected by the state registrar and by the county 3 registrar on behalf of the state under this section shall 4 be deposited in the general fund of the state and the vital 5 records fund established in section 144.46A in accordance with 6 an apportionment established by rule. Fees Those fees or 7 portions of fees to be retained by the county when collected by 8 the county registrar pursuant to section 331.605, subsection 9 1 , paragraph paragraphs “f” and “g” , shall be deposited in the 10 county general fund. 11 Sec. 2. Section 331.605, subsection 1, paragraph g, Code 12 2014, is amended to read as follows: 13 g. For filing an application for the license to marry, 14 thirty-five forty-five dollars, which includes payment for 15 one certified copy of the original certificate of marriage, 16 to be issued following filing of the original certificate of 17 marriage, four fourteen dollars of which shall be retained 18 by the county pursuant to paragraph “f” . For issuing an 19 application for an order of the district court authorizing the 20 validation of a license to marry before the expiration of three 21 days from the date of issuance of the license, five dollars. 22 The district court shall authorize the early validation of a 23 marriage license without the payment of any fees imposed in 24 this paragraph upon showing that the applicant is unable to pay 25 the fees. 26 EXPLANATION 27 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 28 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 29 This bill increases fees on filing an application for a 30 marriage license from $35 to $45. This fee includes payment 31 for a certified copy of the original certificate of marriage. 32 The bill provides that the amount a county retains from the fee 33 is increased from $4 to $14. 34 The bill makes conforming changes. 35 -1- LSB 5667XC (2) 85 ad/sc 1/ 1