ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Forty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1210
marriage licenses; applications
Purpose
Requires marriage licenses to include identifying information for each applicant.
Background
The federal Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA) of 2004 changed provisions for assigning Social Security numbers, issuing cards and proving identity. To prove identity, a document must include an individual’s name and other identifying information, such as a date of birth. IRTPA also requires proof of a legal name change in order to change the name on a Social Security card. Acceptable forms of proof include: a marriage document, a divorce decree, a Certificate of Naturalization or a court order. If the acceptable form of proof does not include identifying information, the individual must submit one document with the person’s old name and one document with the new name.
The marriage licenses and divorce decrees in some counties in Arizona do not contain identifying information. To fulfill the IRTPA requirements in these counties, residents wishing to change the name on their Social Security card resulting from marriage or divorce must first obtain an affidavit or petition containing identifying information from the clerk of the court. A certified copy of the marriage certificate or divorce decree, which costs $18.50, is required to obtain an affidavit or petition.
There may be a fiscal impact to the clerk of the court in some counties associated with reprinting marriage licenses.
Provisions
1. Requires marriage licenses to state the name and date of birth of each applicant.
2. Makes a technical change.
3. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
Prepared by Senate Research
February 1, 2006
KM/JR/jas