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HB1935 Engrossed LRB9200654WHcs
1 AN ACT relating to heirloom marriage certificates.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding
5 Sections 3-2010.5 and 3-11010.5 as follows:
6 (55 ILCS 5/3-2010.5 new)
7 Sec. 3-2010.5. Heirloom marriage certificate. The clerk
8 in counties with a population over 2,000,000 may issue an
9 heirloom marriage certificate as prescribed under Section 202
10 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
11 The fee for the certificate shall be determined by the State
12 Registrar and shall include the cost of production and
13 issuance of the heirloom marriage certificate and an
14 additional sum of $25, and $25 of that fee shall be
15 transferred to the county treasurer for deposit into the
16 County Affordable Housing Fund.
17 (55 ILCS 5/3-11010.5 new)
18 Sec. 3-11010.5. County Affordable Housing Fund. The
19 treasurer in counties with a population over 2,000,000 shall
20 establish a County Affordable Housing Fund for deposit of
21 fees as required by Section 3-2010.5 for heirloom marriage
22 certificates. The moneys in the Fund shall be used for
23 grants and for affordable housing programs in the county.
24 Not less than 50% of those moneys shall be used as grants to
25 municipalities with a population of over 500,000 for
26 affordable housing programs in those municipalities.
27 Section 10. The Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
28 Marriage Act is amended by changing Section 202 as follows:
HB1935 Engrossed -2- LRB9200654WHcs
1 (750 ILCS 5/202) (from Ch. 40, par. 202)
2 Sec. 202. Marriage License and Marriage Certificate.)
3 (a) The Director of Public Health shall prescribe the form
4 for an application for a marriage license, which shall
5 include the following information:
6 (1) name, sex, occupation, address, social security
7 number, date and place of birth of each party to the proposed
8 marriage;
9 (2) if either party was previously married, his name,
10 and the date, place and court in which the marriage was
11 dissolved or declared invalid or the date and place of death
12 of the former spouse;
13 (3) name and address of the parents or guardian of each
14 party; and
15 (4) whether the parties are related to each other and,
16 if so, their relationship.
17 (b) The Director of Public Health shall prescribe the
18 forms for the marriage license, the marriage certificate, the
19 heirloom marriage certificate for counties with a population
20 over 2,000,000, and, when necessary, the consent to marriage.
21 (Source: P.A. 80-923.)
22 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
23 becoming law.
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