Iowa Marriage Laws | § 595.12

Iowa Code 595.12

Fee and expenses

1. A judge or magistrate authorized to solemnize a marriage under section 595.10, subsection 1, may charge a reasonable fee for officiating and making return for each marriage solemnized at a time other than regular judicial working hours. In addition the judge or magistrate may charge the parties to the marriage for expenses incurred in solemnizing the marriage. No judge or magistrate shall make any charge for solemnizing a marriage during regular judicial working hours. The supreme court shall adopt rules prescribing the maximum fee and expenses that the judge or magistrate may charge. 2. A minister authorized to solemnize a marriage under section 595.10, subsection 2, may charge a reasonable fee for each marriage solemnization and making return in an amount agreed to by the parties.

83 Acts, ch 151, §1

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§ 595.1 Definitions
§ 595.1A Contract
§ 595.3 License
§ 595.3A Application form and license — abuse prevention language.
§ 595.13 Certificate — return
§ 595.5 Name change adopted
§ 595.6 Filing and record required
§ 595.7 Delivery of blank with license
§ 595.9 Violations
§ 595.11 Nonstatutory solemnization — forfeiture
§ 595.12 Fee and expenses
§ 595.15 Inadequate return
§ 595.16A Issuance of certified copy of certificate of marriage
§ 595.17 Exceptions
§ 595.18 Issue legitimatized
§ 595.19 Void marriages
§ 595.20 Foreign marriages — validity
§ 595.4 Age and qualification — verified application — waiting period — exception.
§ 595.16 Spouse responsible for return
§ 595.2 Gender — age.
§ 595.10 Who may solemnize