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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.151

Additional fee for issuing marriage license or certified copies — amount to be collected by county recorder, duty to deposit — how

Missouri · Revised Statutes of Missouri Chapter 451 — Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women · Status: effective · Effective 1992-08-28

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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.151, Additional fee for issuing marriage license or certified copies — amount to be collected by county recorder, duty to deposit — how, Missouri, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-29, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1817396
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1. In addition to any other fee for the issuance of a marriage license there is hereby imposed a fee of twenty dollars to be paid by the person applying for such license. Such fee shall be collected by the recorder of deeds at the time the marriage license is issued. 2. In addition to any other fee for a certified copy of a marriage license there is hereby imposed a fee of seven dollars to be paid by the person applying for such certified copy. Such fee shall be collected by the recorder of deeds at the time the certified copy is issued. The recorder of deeds shall have the authority to differentiate, for fee imposition purposes, between a certified copy and a mere photocopy copy. 3. The recorder of deeds shall, at the end of each month, forward fifteen dollars for the issuance of a marriage license to the director of the department of revenue for deposit in the children's trust fund established in section 210.173, and five dollars for the issuance of a marriage license shall be paid to the county treasurer and deposited in a special trust fund to be expended only to provide financial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence, established pursuant to sections 455.200 to 455.230. The recorder of deeds shall at the end of each month forward seven dollars for each certified copy of a marriage license to the children's trust fund established in section 210.173.