HomeMy Public PortalAboutCHAP 36 Matrimony Bureau.pdfCHAPTER 36: MUNICIPAL MATRIMONY BUREAU – (Ordinance 56-2009)
SECTION
36.01 Establishment and Authorization
36.02 Solemnization Services
36.03 Schedule of Fees
36.04 Amounts Collected
36.05 Effective Date
36.98 Unconstitutionality Clause
36.01 ESTABLISHMENT AND AUTHORIZATION
The Municipal Matrimony Bureau (hereinafter “Bureau”) is hereby
authorized and empowered:
(1) To charge on behalf of the City such service charges as
hereinafter may be identified and authorized for the performance of
marriage solemnizations to be paid by the parties desiring the
solemnization services; and
(2) To execute forms as may be proper to efficiently administer
the actions of the Bureau.
36.02 SOLEMNIZATION SERVICES
The Bureau is hereby instructed and directed to provide the
following services:
(1) To develop, compile, and maintain records of the services
offered, charges developed, and such other information as may be
desirable and to transmit a report of the activities of the Bureau on
a monthly basis to the City of Richmond Controller.
(2) Performance of the solemnization of marriages by the City
Clerk authorized pursuant to Indiana Code 31 -11-6 et seq., by
appointment at the premises of the Municipal Building during
regular business hours.
(3) Performance of the solemnization of marriages by the City
Clerk authorized pursuant to Indiana Code 31 -11-6 et seq., with no
appointment (“walk in”) at the premises of the Municipal Building
during regular business hours, at the discretion of the City Clerk.
(4) Preparation of the license and forms by the City Clerk and
the posting by United States Postal Service completed certificates
for delivery to the proper circuit court clerk as the issuing authority.
36.03 SCHEDULE OF FEES
The following schedule of fees and charges is authorized as
follows:
(1) Residents of the City of Richmond – Scheduled Ceremony
Fee $25.00
(2) Residents of the City of Richmond – Unscheduled Ceremony
Fee $35.00
(3) Non-City of Richmond Residents – Scheduled Ceremony
Fee $35.00
(4) Non-City of Richmond Residents – Unscheduled Ceremony
Fee $45.00
If an individual is a resident of the City of Richmond and the spouse -to-be
is not a resident of the City of Richmond, the couple shall be charged the
appropriate resident rate.
36.04 AMOUNTS COLLECTED
(a) All charges and amounts collected pursuant to this Chapter shall:
(1) Be collected in the City Clerk’s office and a receipt shall
be provided;
(2) Be deposited and credited to the general fund of the City of
Richmond upon its receipt;
(3) Not belong to or be the property of an y public official, including
the City Clerk or a deputy, employee, or appointee serving under the
sam e, but shall belong to and be the propert y of the municipality;
(4) Be construed as charged by the Bureau and collected by the
City Clerk on behalf of the City of Richmond, not for the benefit of any
public officer or an y individual.
(b) Any public official, including the City Clerk or a deputy, employee,
or appointee serving under the sam e, is hereb y prohibited from personall y receiving
and shall not charge or collect an y fee or amount for services performed under this
Chapter that is not authorized or not deposited with the City of Richmond, according
to its terms. Fees or am ounts charged under this chapter shall be collected b y the City
Clerk’s office on behalf of the City of Richmond.
(Ord. 9-2017)
36.05 EFFECTIVE DATE
This Ordinance shall be effective thirty (30) days after its passage and
adoption.
36.98 UNCONSTITUTIONALITY CLAUSE
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Chapter be
properly declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the remainder of said
Chapter shall not be affected thereby.