Rhode Island § 15-2-9 § 15-2-9. License fee — Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 15-2-9 — § 15-2-9. License fee — Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.

Rhode Island·Title 15 Domestic Relations·Ch. 15-2 Marriage Licenses

§ 15-2-9. License fee — Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.
For issuing the license the town or city clerk shall collect a fee of fourteen dollars
            ($14.00). The license shall be presented to the minister, elder, justice, warden,
            or other person who performs the marriage ceremony. The city or town shall retain
            six dollars ($6.00) of the fourteen dollars ($14.00) for its own use and in lieu of
            any reimbursement to which it may be entitled pursuant to § 45-13-7. The city or town shall forward the eight dollars ($8.00) balance of the fourteen
            dollars ($14.00) to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island.
         

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§ 15-2-9. License fee — Presentation of license to person performing ceremony.

For issuing the license the town or city clerk shall collect a fee of fourteen dollars ($14.00). The license shall be presented to the minister, elder, justice, warden, or other person who performs the marriage ceremony. The city or town shall retain six dollars ($6.00) of the fourteen dollars ($14.00) for its own use and in lieu of any reimbursement to which it may be entitled pursuant to § 45-13-7. The city or town shall forward the eight dollars ($8.00) balance of the fourteen dollars ($14.00) to the general treasurer of the state of Rhode Island.

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Legislative History

G.L. 1896, ch. 191, § 10; P.L. 1898, ch. 549, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 243, § 10; P.L. 1909, ch. 430, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 287, § 10; P.L. 1927, ch. 1064, § 1; P.L. 1938, ch. 2580, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 415, § 10; G.L. 1956, § 15-2-9; P.L. 1961, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 1971, ch. 230, § 1; P.L. 1981, ch. 414, § 1; P.L. 1990, ch. 65, art. 59, § 1.