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TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MARRIAGE LICENSE FEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 338-14.6, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
"(c) The fund
shall consist of fees remitted pursuant to [section] sections 338-14.5[.]
and 572-5. All realizations of the fund shall be subject to the conditions
specified in subsection (b)."
SECTION 2. Section 572-5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) The department of health shall appoint,
and at its pleasure remove, one or more suitable persons as agents authorized to
grant marriage licenses under this chapter in each judicial circuit. The agents
may issue licenses from any state facility when deemed necessary by the director.
Any agent appointed under this subsection and receiving an application for a marriage
license shall collect from the applicant for the license [$60,] $100,
of which the agent, except those provided for in subsection (b), shall retain $9
for the agent's benefit and compensation and shall remit [$51] $91
to the director of health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this subsection,
the director of health shall deposit:
(1) $32 for each license issued to the credit of the general fund of the State;
(2) [$4.50]$7 for each license issued to
the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section
346-7.5;
(3) [$4.50]$7 for each license issued to
the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section
601-3.6; [and]
(4) $5 for each licensed issued to the credit of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund established under section 321-1.3;
[(4)](5) $10 for each license issued to
the credit of the birth defects special fund established under section 321-426[.];
and
(6) $30 for each license issued to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14.6.
(b) The department may appoint, as regular employees under the civil service and classification laws, the number of suitable persons as agents authorized to grant marriage licenses for whom provision has been made in the general appropriation act. In the case of these agents, the full amount collected from applicants shall be remitted to the director of health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this subsection, the director of health shall deposit:
(1) $41 for each license issued to the credit of the general fund of the State;
(2) [$4.50]$7 for each license issued to
the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section
346-7.5;
(3) [$4.50]$7 for each license issued to
the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under section
601-3.6; [and]
(4) $5 for each licensed issued to the credit of the domestic violence and sexual assault special fund established under section 321-1.3;
[(4)](5) $10 for each license issued to
the credit of the birth defects special fund established under section 321-426[.];
and
(6) $30 for each license issued to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14.6."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the vital statistics improvement special fund the sum of $500,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2013-2014 to offset administrative costs of activities related to the registration, processing, and issuance of vital records.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of health for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act, upon its approval, shall take effect on July 1, 2013.
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INTRODUCED BY: |
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BY REQUEST |
Report Title:
Marriage Licenses; Fees
Description:
Raises the marriage license fee; increases deposits to domestic violence special funds.
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