Tarifas para Licencias de Matrimonio en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Cuando te casas en Pensilvania, necesitas un permiso llamado licencia de matrimonio. Para obtenerla, pagas una tarifa pequeña, y parte de ese dinero va al condado donde vives.

Es como comprar una entrada para un concierto; pagas un precio y esa entrada te permite disfrutar del evento, en este caso, el evento es tu matrimonio.

Ejemplo Práctico

María y Juan quieren casarse en Pensilvania. Van a la oficina del condado y pagan $3 por su licencia de matrimonio. De ese dinero, $2.50 se quedan en el condado y $0.50 van al estado. Cada mes, el condado tiene que informar al estado sobre las licencias que han emitido.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

23 Pa.C.S. 1105 - Fees (a) General rule.--The fee to be charged for issuing a marriage license or declaration and for returns thereof to the department shall be $3 of which $2.50 shall be retained by the county wherein the license is issued and 50¢ shall be remitted to the Commonwealth. (b) Transmitting Commonwealth moneys.--All moneys collected under this section for the Commonwealth shall be transmitted to the State Treasurer no later than the tenth day of the following month. Fees.Section 19 of the Marriage Law from which this section was derived was repealed December 19, 1990, P.L.1240, No.206, and amended December 20, 1990, P.L.1471, No.222, and that section remains effective under 1 Pa.C.S. § 1952 (relating to effect of separate amendments on code provisions enacted by same General Assembly) as a result of the 1990 amendment. 23 Pa.C.S. 1106 - Records And Statistics (a) Filing transcript or record.--The county shall furnish the department, not later than the 15th day of each month, with a transcript or record of each marriage license issued and each return of the celebration of a marriage received or filed during the preceding calendar month. (b) Forms.--The transcripts or records required to be furnished shall be made on forms prepared and furnished by the department and shall contain such information as the department may require. (c) Confidentiality.--The records furnished to the department under this section shall not be open to public inspection except as authorized by the regulations of the Advisory Health Board. (d) Statistics.--The department shall from time to time compile and publish statistics derived from records furnished under this section.