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HF 3095

1st Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/24/2020 04:34pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to health; changing a provision on data collected on certificates of marriage;
removing race from data on certificates of marriage; amending Minnesota Statutes
2018, sections 144.223; 517.08, subdivision 1a; 517.10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 144.223, is amended to read:


144.223 REPORT OFnew text begin NUMBER OF CERTIFICATES OFnew text end MARRIAGE.

Data relating tonew text begin the number ofnew text end certificates of marriage registered shall be reported to the
state registrar by the local registrar or designee of the county board in each of the 87
registration districts deleted text begin pursuant to the rules of the commissionerdeleted text end new text begin in a format and frequency
determined by the state registrar
new text end . deleted text begin The information in clause (1) necessary to compile the
report shall be furnished by the applicant prior to the issuance of the marriage license. The
report shall contain the following:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) personal information on bride and groom:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) name;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) residence;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) date and place of birth;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iv) race;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (v) if previously married, how terminated; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (vi) signature of applicant, date signed, and Social Security number; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) information concerning the marriage:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (i) date of marriage;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ii) place of marriage; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) civil or religious ceremony.
deleted text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 517.08, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Form.

new text begin (a) new text end Application for a civil marriage license shall be made by both of
the parties upon a form provided for the purpose and shall contain the following information:

(1) the full names of the parties deleted text begin and the sex of each partydeleted text end ;

(2) their post office addresses and county and state of residence;

(3) their full agesnew text begin and dates of birthnew text end ;

(4) if either party has previously been married, the party's married name, and new text begin for each
previous marriage,
new text end the date, placenew text begin ,new text end and court in which the civil marriage was dissolved or
annulled or the date and place of death of the former spouse;

(5) if either party is a minor, the name and address of the minor's parents or guardian;

(6) whether the parties are related to each other, and, if so, their relationship;

(7) the address of the parties after the civil marriage is entered into to which the local
registrar shall send a certified copy of the civil marriage certificate;

(8) the full names the parties will have after the civil marriage is entered into and the
parties' Social Security numbers. The Social Security numbers must be collected for the
application but must not appear on the civil marriage license. If a party listed on a civil
marriage application does not have a Social Security number, the party must certify on the
application, or a supplement to the application, that the party does not have a Social Security
number;

(9) if one or both of the parties to the civil marriage license has a felony conviction under
Minnesota law or the law of another state or federal jurisdiction, the parties shall provide
to the county proof of service upon the prosecuting authority and, if applicable, the attorney
general, as required by section 259.13; and

(10) notice that a party who has a felony conviction under Minnesota law or the law of
another state or federal jurisdiction may not use a different name after a civil marriage
except as authorized by section 259.13, and that doing so is a gross misdemeanor.

new text begin (b) An application for a civil marriage license must not require each party to specify the
party's race.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 517.10, is amended to read:


517.10 CERTIFICATE; WITNESSES.

The person solemnizing a civil marriage shall prepare and sign a certificatenew text begin provided by
the local registrar
new text end . The certificate shall contain the full names of the parties before and after
the civil marriage, the birth dates of the parties, and county and state of residences of the
parties and the date and place of the civil marriage. The certificate shall also contain the
signatures of at least two of the witnesses present at the civil marriage who shall be at least
16 years of age. The person solemnizing the civil marriage shall immediately make a record
of such civil marriage, and file such certificate with the local registrar of the county in which
the license was issued within five days after the ceremony. The local registrar shall record
such certificate in the county civil marriage records.