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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an additional fee for issuing a marriage license to |
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applicants who are not residents of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 118.011(a), Local Government Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county clerk shall collect the following fees for |
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services rendered to any person: |
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(1) Personal Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.012): |
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for the first page$ 5.00 |
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for each additional page or part of a page on which |
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there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00 |
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(2) Real Property Records Filing (Sec. 118.013): |
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for the first page$ 5.00 |
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for each additional page or part of a page on which |
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there are visible marks of any kind$ 4.00 |
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for all or part of each 8-1/2" X |
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14" attachment or rider$ 4.00 |
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for each name in excess of five names that has to be |
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indexed in all records in which the document must |
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be indexed$ 0.25 |
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(3) Certified Papers (Sec. 118.014): |
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for the clerk's certificate$ 5.00 |
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plus a fee for each page or part of a page$ 1.00 |
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(4) Noncertified Papers (Sec. 118.0145): |
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for each page or part of a page$ 1.00 |
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(5) Birth or Death Certificate (Sec. |
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118.015)same as state registrar |
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(6) Bond Approval (Sec. 118.016)$ 3.00 |
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(7) Marriage License (Sec. 118.018)$60.00 |
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(7-a) Marriage License for Out-Of-State Applicants |
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(Sec. 118.018)not more than $150 |
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(8) Declaration of Informal Marriage (Sec. |
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118.019)$25.00 |
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(9) Brand Registration (Sec. 118.020)$ 5.00 |
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(10) Oath Administration (Sec. 118.021)$ 1.00 |
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SECTION 2. Section 118.018, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (b-1) and adding Subsection (d) to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) The county clerk shall issue a marriage license |
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without collecting a marriage license fee from an applicant who: |
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(1) completes a premarital education course described |
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by Section 2.013, Family Code; [and] |
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(2) provides to the county clerk a premarital |
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education course completion certificate indicating completion of |
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the premarital education course not more than one year before the |
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date the marriage license application is filed with the clerk; and |
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(3) provides proof satisfactory to the county clerk |
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that the applicant is a resident of this state. |
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(d) If neither applicant for a marriage license provides |
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proof satisfactory to the county clerk that the applicant is a |
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resident of this state, the county clerk may collect an additional |
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fee of not more than $150 for issuing the marriage license. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a marriage license issued on or after January 1, 2018. A |
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marriage license issued before January 1, 2018, is governed by the |
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law in effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and |
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the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |