Pennsylvania Act 1990-222 — MARRIAGE LAW - AMEND FEES FOR FUNDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS

Act text

Session of 1990

No. 1990-222

AN ACT

HB 1983

Amending the act of August 22, 1953 (P.L.1344, No.383), entitled "An act relating to marriage; and amending, revising, consolidating and changing the law relating thereto," increasing fees to provide funding for domestic violence victims.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 19 of the act of August 22, 1953 (P.L.1344, No.383), known as The Marriage Law, is amended to read:

Section 19. Fees.--The fee to be charged by the clerk of the orphans' court in various counties for issuing a marriage license or declaration and for returns thereof to the Department of Health shall be [three] thirteen dollars, two dollars and fifty cents of which shall be for the use of the clerk of the orphans' court of the county wherein such license is issued, and fifty cents for the use of the Commonwealth[.] plus ten dollars, which shall be in addition to the cost of the marriage license, to be forwarded to the Department of Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence in accordance with the provisions of section 2333 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175) , known as "The Administrative Code of 1929." In addition, the clerk shall make the usual charge for affidavits. All monies collected by the said clerk for the use of the Commonwealth shall, on or before the tenth day of the following month, be transmitted to the State Treasurer, to be placed in the General Fund for the use of the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth shall certify that such monies will not be used to supplant Federal and State funds otherwise available for domestic violence services.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 20th day of December, A. D. 1990.

ROBERT P. CASEY