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-' ..'-------. Fifty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 4, 2005 SENATE BILL NO. 2361 (Senators Dever, Erbele, Mathern) (Representatives L Meier, Sandvig, SiUe) AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14-03-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to marriage license fees; and to provide for a legislative council study. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLAlWE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT.. Section 1:4-03-22 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 14.0:3-22. Marriage Iicen:se fee - Sup~plemental fee - Fee for marriage ceremony - Duties of officers. .1. For the issuance and filing of a marriage license, the recorder, unless the board of county commissioners designates a different official, shall coiled the Sblffi a fee of ~ up 10 thirty dollars from tile party applying for the license. =RIe b In addition to the license fee provided for in subsection 1. the recorder, or designated omcial, shall 3I5e collect from the applicant a supplemental fee of t\lteRty nine thirty-five dollars for aid to victims of domestic violence through the domestic violence prevention fund in accordance with chapter '14-07.1. 3. For performing a marriage ceremony during regular courthouse hours, the recorder, or designated official, s:hall collect a fee of thirty dollars which is to be retained by the county. If the marriage ceremony is performed. at a time other than during regular courthouse hours, the recorder, or designated official, may collect and retain a fee in an amount to be determined by tile recorder, or designated official. 4. ExceP.lt as provided in this section, all collected fees must be deposited monthly with the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall forward the amount represented by supplemental fees to the state treasurer by the fifteenth of each noonth for crediting to the domestic violence prevention fund. 5. The recorder, or designated official, shan prepare a copy of the license and certificate and transmit them to the registrar of vital statistics who shall record tIlern in a book of records kept in the registrar's office far that purpose. The registrar shall index the record:s and upon request shall :issuecertified copies of the recorded license and certificate for a one donar fee. The registrar shan keep an accurate account of these fees and shall turn them over to the state treasurer by tile fifteenth of each month for crediting to the general fund. SECTION 2. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STUDY . MARRIAGE LAWS. The legislath/e council shall consider studying, during the 2005-0Ginterim, the state's marriage lay,IS and methods for strengthening the institution of marriag,e in the state, including premarital requirements, such as marital education and counseling, waiting periods, and marital blood tests; the availabiUty of marriage counseling and parenting education in the state; and the impl:ementation. of predivorcerequirements, such as divarce-effeds education. The legislative council shall report its findings and recommendations, together l,vith any :Iegislation requIred to implement the recommendations, to the sixtieth legislative assemb:ly.