city marriage license; fees
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Committee on Retirement and Government Operations |
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Caucus and COW |
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Third Read |
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As Passed the House |
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HB 2236 allows the city or town clerk to collect one dollar and fifty cents for postage and handling when issuing a marriage license.
HB 2236 was verbally amended in the Retirement and Government Operations Committee to authorize the local clerk to use five dollars of the marriage license fees to cover postage and handling costs. The verbal amendment also makes a conforming change. The Retirement and Government Operations amendment was withdrawn in the Committee of the Whole. HB 2236 was amended in the Committee of the Whole to allow the local clerk to use one dollar and fifty cents of the marriage license fees to cover postage and handling costs and establishes this decision to be at the local clerk’s discretion.
Marriage licenses are required by the state for a valid marriage. They are issued by the clerk of the superior court and are to be signed by the married couple, two witnesses and the person solemnizing the marriage. The license is then returned to the clerk of the superior court for recording. At the request of a city or town clerk, the Superior Court may allow a local county clerk to issue marriage licenses if the respected city or town is more than four miles from the county seat. When issuing marriage licenses, the local clerk must collect the prescribed fee, as defined in A.R.S. §12-284, and send it to the clerk of the superior court.