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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1395

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Scott, Long, G. Cole, Riley, Johanson, Leonard, Ogden, King and Locke

Read first time 01/27/93.  Referred to Committee on Human Services.

Allowing counties to impose additional marriage license fees for funding family services.

          AN ACT Relating to marriage license fees for funding family services; and amending RCW 26.04.160.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 26.04.160 and 1985 c 82 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Application for ((such)) a marriage license must be made and filed with the appropriate county auditor upon blanks to be provided by the county auditor for that purpose, which application shall be under the oath of each of the applicants, and each application shall state the name, address at the time of execution of application, age, birthplace, whether single, widowed or divorced, and whether under control of a guardian, residence during the past six months:  PROVIDED, That each county may require such other and further information on said application as it shall deem necessary.

(2) The county legislative authority may impose an additional fee up to fifteen dollars on a marriage license for the purpose of funding family services such as family support centers.

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