The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office wants to get a portion of the fees paid when obtaining a marriage license to cover administrative costs, which are \u201cnot funded by the general fund.\u201d<\/p>\n
The office, which is authorized to grant marriage licenses, is also mandated to preserve records of marriage and send a copy of the issued marriage certificate to the clerk of courts of the CNMI Superior Court.<\/p>\n
These mandates add to the cost related to the administrative processing of a marriage license, the Mayor\u2019s Office stated in its report submitted to the Legislature.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the cost related to the processing of a marriage application, preserving of record and providing a copy of a certificate to the Superior Court are solely the Office of the Mayor of Saipan\u2019s, we request that the Legislature consider appropriating a sum from the total collection to the Office of the Mayor of Saipan,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n
From January 2011 to August 2011, the mayor\u2019s office received 158 applications but it filed a total of 168 applications, including those from the governor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
The mayor\u2019s office received $11,260 from these marriage application and marriage certificate fees.<\/p>\n
The month of May posted the highest in fee collection, with $1,400 collected from marriage application fees and $560 in marriage certificate fees. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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