Ch. 254                                LAWS OF MARYLAND

on the disposition of fees collected under this subsection during
the previous fiscal year.             

(h) In Baltimore City:

(1) the Mayor and City Council may set by ordinance
an additional fee [of up to $15] AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION
for each license;                       

(2) the clerk shall pay the proceeds from the
additional fee to the Mayor and City Council each month; and

(3) the proceeds shall be used to fund domestic
violence programs that have 24-hour intake ability.

(J) IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY:

(1)  AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS A VALID MARRIAGE LICENSE
MAY WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF ISSUANCE OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT FOR THE

LICENSE.                                         

(2)  THE FEE FOR A REPLACEMENT LICENSE IS $10.

(K) IN HOWARD COUNTY:

(1) THE COUNTY COUNCIL MAY SET BY RESOLUTION AN

 ADDITIONAL FEE AS AUTHORIZED IN THIS SECTION FOR EACH LICENSE;

(2) THE CLERK SHALL PAY THE PROCEEDS FROM THE

ADDITIONAL FEE TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE COUNTY EACH

MONTH;

(3) THE PROCEEDS, IN ADDITION TO THE DESIGNATED FEDERAL,

STATE, AND COUNTY FUNDS, SHALL BE USED TO FUND BATTERED SPOUSE

SHELTERS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED UNDER TITLE

SUBTITLE 5 OF THIS ARTICLE; AND

(4) 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.----

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That any local
ordinance or resolution in Baltimore City, or Anne Arundel,
Harford, Howard, Harford, or Montgomery counties establishing an
additional marriage licence fee of up to $25 as provided in
Chapter 227 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1986, is
hereby validated and affirmed.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall
take effect July 1, 1987.

Approved April 29, 1987.

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