The bill amends Section 40-1-11 NMSA 1978 regarding marriage licensing fees in New Mexico. It raises the fee for issuing, acknowledging, and recording a marriage license and marriage certificate to fifty-five dollars ($55.00). The bill also outlines the distribution of these fees, specifying that the county treasurer must remit the collected fees within fifteen days of the end of each month.

Under the new provisions, the distribution of the fees will be as follows: fifteen dollars ($15.00) will go to the county general fund, twenty dollars ($20.00) will be sent to the state treasurer for the children's trust fund, and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) will be retained by the county clerk. This adjustment aims to ensure proper allocation of funds generated from marriage licensing fees while increasing the overall fee amount.

Statutes affected:
introduced version: 40-1-11
Final Version: 40-1-11