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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="2-404" title_number="2" title_name="Marriage" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Licensing and Performance">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The fee for a license is $10.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The clerk shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>retain $5 of the fee; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>pay $5 of the fee into the general fund of the county.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <level label="i">
        <text>A party to be married may obtain a replacement for a valid marriage license while the license is valid.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The fee for a replacement license is $10, payable into the General Fund of the State.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Except as otherwise provided in this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>any county or group of 2 or more counties may set an additional fee of up to $25 for each license; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund domestic violence programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In Anne Arundel County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the County Council may set by ordinance an additional fee of up to $45 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the general fund of the county each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the County Council shall distribute the proceeds to promote or fund domestic violence programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>In Baltimore City:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Mayor and City Council shall set by resolution an additional fee of up to $75 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the Mayor and City Council each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund domestic violence programs that have 24–hour intake ability.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In Baltimore County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>in addition to the fee authorized under subsection (b)(1) of this section, the County Council may set by resolution an additional fee of up to $15 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the Director of Finance of the county each month;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs established under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the County Executive shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before December 1 of each year on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>In Calvert County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners may set an additional fee of up to $55 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Commissioners each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs in Calvert County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>In Cecil County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners shall set an additional fee of $20 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Treasurer each month;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds in addition to designated federal funds and county funds shall be given to the Cecil County Department of Social Services Advisory Board to be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the Cecil County Department of Social Services Advisory Board shall prepare and make available to the Board of County Commissioners an annual report on or before December 1 of each year of the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>In Charles County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners may set an additional fee of up to $35 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Commissioners each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund domestic violence programs located in Charles County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>In Frederick County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners may set an additional fee, in an amount not to exceed $65, for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Commissioners each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, shall be used to fund domestic violence programs established under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>In Garrett County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners may set an additional fee of up to $40 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Commissioners each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund domestic violence programs in Garrett County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>In Harford County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the County Council may set by resolution an additional fee of up to $40 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>retain 3% of the proceeds from the additional fee for processing;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>pay $5 of the proceeds from each license to the Harford County Sexual Assault/Spousal Abuse Resource Center, Inc.; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>pay the remaining proceeds to the Treasurer of Harford County each month;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the county:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>shall use the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>may make in-kind contributions to battered spouse and domestic violence programs; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the County Executive shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before December 1 of each year on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>In Howard County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the County Council may set by resolution an additional fee of up to $50 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the Director of Finance of the county each month;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs established under Title 4, Subtitle 5 of this article; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the County Executive shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before December 1 of each year on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>In Montgomery County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the County Council may set by resolution an additional fee of up to $45 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the Director of Finance of the county each month;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the County Executive shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before December 1 of each year on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <text>In Prince George’s County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the County Council may set by resolution an additional fee of up to $60 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the Director of Finance of the county, who shall distribute the proceeds to the Community Crisis Services, Inc., each month;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>if the Community Crisis Services, Inc., changes its name or objectives or ceases to exist, the proceeds, in addition to designated federal, State, and county funds, shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>the County Executive shall prepare and make available an annual report on or before December 1 of each year on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during the previous fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="o">
    <text>In Washington County:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the Board of County Commissioners may set an additional fee of up to $50 for each license;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the additional fee to the County Commissioners each month; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the proceeds shall be used to fund battered spouse shelters and domestic violence programs in Washington County.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
