2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB254 299
Adoption of this amendment will MAINTAIN a 2/3s majority vote requirement for final passage of AB254 (§ 4).
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Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting:
“2, 3 and 4” and inserting:
“2 and 3”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 3, following sec. 2, to read as follows:
“Sec. 3. 1. A minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages pursuant to NRS 122.064 may renew a certificate of permission to perform marriages by filing a completed renewal form with the county clerk of the county where the original affidavit of authority to solemnize marriages was filed.
2. The county clerk shall develop by regulation the form for renewal and make the form available. The form for renewal must include the social security number of the minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages.
3. If a minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages does not file a renewal form at least 30 days before the last day that his certificate of permission is valid, the authority of the minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages to perform marriages will expire when the certificate is no longer valid.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 4 and renumbering sections 5 and 6 as sections 4 and 5.
Amend sec. 5, page 3, by deleting line 2 and inserting:
“122.020 1. A male”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and renumbering sec. 8 as sec. 6.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 9 and renumbering sections 10 and 11 as sections 7 and 8.
Amend sec. 11, page 7, after “section.]” by inserting:
“A certificate of permission is valid for 5 years from the date of issuance or until the county clerk revokes the certificate or has received a written statement pursuant to NRS 122.068 that the authority of the person to solemnize marriages has been revoked by his church, denomination or religious society.
3.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 12 through 18 as sections 10 through 16 and adding a new section designated sec. 9, following sec. 11, to read as follows:
“Sec. 9. NRS 122.065 is hereby amended to read as follows:
122.065 1. An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of permission shall submit to the county clerk the statement prescribed by the welfare division of the department of human resources pursuant to NRS 425.520. The statement must be completed and signed by the applicant.
2. The county clerk shall include the statement required pursuant to subsection 1 in:
(a) The application , renewal form or any other forms that must be submitted for the issuance or renewal of the certificate of permission; or
(b) A separate form prescribed by the county clerk.
3. A certificate of permission may not be issued or renewed by the county clerk if the applicant:
(a) Fails to submit the statement required pursuant to subsection 1; or
(b) Indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order.
4. If an applicant indicates on the statement submitted pursuant to subsection 1 that he is subject to a court order for the support of a child and is not in compliance with the order or a plan approved by the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order for the repayment of the amount owed pursuant to the order, the county clerk shall advise the applicant to contact the district attorney or other public agency enforcing the order to determine the actions that the applicant may take to satisfy the arrearage.”.
Amend sec. 12, page 8, by deleting lines 15 and 16 and inserting:
“2. [A certificate of permission shall be valid until the county clerk has received:”.
Amend sec. 12, page 8, by deleting lines 30 and 31 and inserting “4.]”.
Amend sec. 12, page 8, line 32, by deleting “3.”.
Amend sec. 12, page 8, line 41, by deleting “15” and inserting “[15] 30”.
Amend sec. 13, page 9, line 8, after “2.” by inserting:
“A church, denomination or religious society that authorized a person to solemnize marriages which revokes that authority shall submit a written statement to notify the county clerk of the county where the original affidavit of authority to solemnize marriages was filed not later than 30 days after the authority is revoked.
3.”.
Amend sec. 13, page 9, line 9, by deleting “revoked,” and inserting:
“revoked [,] pursuant to this section or has expired,”.
Amend sec. 13, page 9, by deleting lines 13 and 14 and inserting:
“and shall notify each county clerk and county recorder in the state [of such fact.] that the certificate of permission has been revoked or has expired.”.
Amend sec. 14, page 9, line 19, by deleting “revoked,” and inserting:
“revoked [,] by the county clerk pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 122.068,”.
Amend sec. 15, page 9, line 26, after “issuance” by inserting “, renewal”.
Amend sec. 15, page 9, line 29, after “obtain” by inserting “or renew”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 19 and 20, renumbering sec. 21 as sec. 17 and adding new sections designated sections 18 through 20, following sec. 21, to read as follows:
“Sec. 18. Section 3 of this act is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3. 1. A minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages pursuant to NRS 122.064 may renew a certificate of permission to perform marriages by filing a completed renewal form with the county clerk of the county where the original affidavit of authority to solemnize marriages was filed.
2. The county clerk shall develop by regulation the form for renewal and make the form available. [The form for renewal must include the social security number of the minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages.]
3. If a minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages does not file a renewal form at least 30 days before the last day that his certificate of permission is valid, the authority of the minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages to perform marriages will expire when the certificate is no longer valid.
Sec. 19. Notwithstanding the provisions of this act, the certificate of permission to perform marriages of a minister or other person authorized to solemnize marriages which is 5 years or older on October 1, 2001, or which will expire within 1 year after January 1, 2002, expires 90 days after written notice has been mailed by the county clerk to the address of the certificate holder contained in the files of the county clerk unless, within that time, the certificate holder renews his certificate in the manner provided in section 3 of this act.
Sec. 20. 1. This section and sections 1 to 17, inclusive, and 19 of this act become effective on October 1, 2001.
2. Section 9 of this act expires by limitation on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:
(a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children,
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are repealed by the Congress of the United States.
3. Section 18 of this act becomes effective on the date on which the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 666 requiring each state to establish procedures under which the state has authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of professional, occupational and recreational licenses of persons who:
(a) Have failed to comply with a subpoena or warrant relating to a proceeding to determine the paternity of a child or to establish or enforce an obligation for the support of a child; or
(b) Are in arrears in the payment for the support of one or more children,
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are repealed by the Congress of the United States.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to marriage; authorizing a county clerk to issue a marriage license for the renewal of marriage vows; authorizing the collection of fees for those licenses; revising provisions governing the requirements for a person to obtain a certificate of permission to perform marriages; providing for the expiration and renewal of such a certificate; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.