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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 |
S.D. 1 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
H.D. 1 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO LICENSES TO SOLEMNIZE MARRIAGES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
Act 211 also established fees for a civil license to solemnize marriages, the intent of which was to enhance general revenues from approximately twenty thousand marriages per year, two-thirds of which are for out-of-state and international couples. However, there are no fees for religious and judicial licenses to solemnize marriages.
The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Establish standard and short-term licenses and license fees to solemnize marriages; and
(2) Specify
in what amount and to which fund license fees shall be deposited.
SECTION 2. Section 572-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§572-11 Marriage ceremony; license to solemnize[.];
fees. (a) It shall [not] be [lawful] unlawful
for any person to perform [the] a marriage ceremony within the
State without first obtaining from the department of health a license to
solemnize marriages. A standard
license to solemnize marriages shall be valid for one year from the date of
issuance. A short-term license to
solemnize marriages shall be valid for sixty days from the date of issuance.
(b) The fee for a standard license to solemnize
marriages shall be $100 per year. The
fee for a short-term license to solemnize marriages shall be $25 per sixty-day
period. All fees received for the
issuance of licenses to solemnize marriages shall be remitted to the director
of health. Upon receipt of a fee for a
license under this section, the director shall deposit:
(1) For standard licenses, $75 to
the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section
338-14.6, and $25 to the general fund; and
(2) For short-term licenses, $20 to the vital statistics improvement special fund established under section 338-14.6, and $5 to the general fund."
SECTION 3. Section 572-12, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b)
A civil license to solemnize marriages may be issued to, and the
marriage rite may be performed and solemnized by, any individual at least
eighteen years of age, upon presentation to the individual of a license to
marry, as prescribed by this chapter. An
individual with a civil license to solemnize a marriage may receive the price
stipulated by the parties or any gratuity tendered. [The civil license shall be valid for no
less than two years from the date of its issuance; provided that a temporary
three-month civil license may be issued upon an individual's request. The fee for a civil license shall be $100 per
year the permit is valid; provided that the fee for a temporary three-month
license shall be $25.] An individual
who performs a solemnization of a marriage pursuant to a civil license issued
under this subsection shall obtain the prior written consent of each person for
whom a solemnization is performed and fulfill all provisions of sections 572-13
and 572‑15
applicable to persons authorized to solemnize marriages."
SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on June 30, 3000.
Report Title:
Licenses to Solemnize Marriages; Fees
Description:
Establishes a standard license to solemnize marriages, valid for one year from the date of issuance. Establishes a short-term license to solemnize marriages, valid for sixty days from the date of issuance. Establishes a fee of $100 per year for the issuance of a standard license. Establishes a fee of $25 per sixty-day period for a short-term license. Specifies in what amount and to which fund license fees shall be deposited. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)
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of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is
not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.