PRINTER'S NO. 537
No. 519 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY SCHWARTZ, RHOADES, COSTA, EARLL, TARTAGLIONE,
KITCHEN, HUGHES, STOUT, MUSTO AND MELLOW, FEBRUARY 15, 2001
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 15, 2001
AN ACT
1 Reenacting and amending section 19 of the act of August 22, 1953
2 (P.L.1344, No.383), entitled "An act relating to marriage;
3 and amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law
4 relating thereto," further providing for fees.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 19 of the act of August 22, 1953
8 (P.L.1344, No.383), known as The Marriage Law, amended December
9 20, 1990 (P.L.1471, No.222), is reenacted and amended to read:
10 Section 19. Fees.--The fee to be charged by the clerk of the
11 orphans' court in various counties for issuing a marriage
12 license or declaration and for returns thereof to the Department
13 of Health shall be thirteen dollars, two dollars and fifty cents
14 of which shall be for the use of the clerk of the orphans' court
15 of the county wherein such license is issued, and fifty cents
16 for the use of the Commonwealth plus [ten] thirteen dollars,
17 which shall be in addition to the cost of the marriage license,
18 [to] ten dollars of which shall be forwarded to the Department
1 of Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence in
2 accordance with the provisions of section 2333 of the act of
3 April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative
4 Code of [1929."] 1929" and three dollars of which shall be
5 forwarded to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
6 for deposit into the Domestic Violence Judicial Education Fund
7 and for use in providing domestic violence education programs as
8 provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 1906 (relating to Domestic Violence
9 Judicial Education Fund). In addition, the clerk shall make the
10 usual charge for affidavits. All monies collected by the said
11 clerk for the use of the Commonwealth shall, on or before the
12 tenth day of the following month, be transmitted to the State
13 Treasurer, to be placed in the General Fund for the use of the
14 Commonwealth or the Domestic Violence Judicial Education Fund as
15 provided by law. The Commonwealth shall certify that such monies
16 will not be used to supplant Federal and State funds otherwise
17 available for domestic violence services.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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