HOUSE BILL No. 6162


     June 4, 2002, Introduced by Reps. George, Vander Veen, Bovin, Tabor, Hart, Hummel, Middaugh and Kowall and referred to the
Committee on Commerce.


        A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

   "Public health code,"

   (MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211) by adding sections 2862 and 2882a.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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             SEC. 2862.  (1) IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL MARRIAGE LICENSE

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        CERTIFICATE FILED WITH THE STATE REGISTRAR UNDER SECTION 2861,

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        THE STATE REGISTRAR SHALL ISSUE, UPON REQUEST AND PAYMENT OF A

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        FEE ESTABLISHED BY RULE, AN HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE REPRE-

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        SENTING THE MARRIAGE OF THE INDIVIDUALS NAMED ON THE ORIGINAL

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        MARRIAGE LICENSE CERTIFICATE.

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             (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES THAT ESTABLISH THE

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        AMOUNT OF THE FEE FOR EACH SEPARATE DESIGN OF AN HEIRLOOM CERTIF-

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        ICATE OF MARRIAGE.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH EACH FEE IN AN

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        AMOUNT THAT IS MORE THAN THE ESTIMATED ACTUAL COST TO THE

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        DEPARTMENT FOR A SIMILAR DESIGN, NOT TO EXCEED THE ESTIMATED FAIR


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        MARKET VALUE OF A COMPARABLE ARTISTIC RENDITION.  THE FEE

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        REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IS IN ADDITION TO THE FEE ESTAB-

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        LISHED UNDER SECTION 2891 FOR A COPY OF AN ORIGINAL MARRIAGE

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        LICENSE CERTIFICATE.  THE STATE REGISTRAR SHALL TRANSMIT THE FEE

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        RECEIVED FOR AN HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE TO THE STATE TREA-

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        SURER FOR DEPOSIT IN THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND ESTABLISHED IN

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        SUBSECTION (5).

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             (3) AN HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION

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        (1) MUST BE IN A FORM CONSISTENT WITH THE NEED TO PROTECT THE

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        INTEGRITY OF VITAL RECORDS AND MUST BE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY.  IT

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        MAY BEAR THE SEAL OF THE STATE AND MAY BE SIGNED BY THE

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        GOVERNOR.

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             (4) AN HEIRLOOM MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION

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        (1) HAS THE SAME STATUS AS EVIDENCE AS AN ORIGINAL MARRIAGE

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        LICENSE CERTIFICATE.

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             (5) THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND IS ESTABLISHED IN THE STATE

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        TREASURY.  THE MONEY IN THE GENEALOGY FUND SHALL BE SPENT ONLY AS

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        PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (8).

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             (6) THE STATE TREASURER SHALL DIRECT THE INVESTMENT OF THE

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        GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND AND SHALL CREDIT INTEREST AND EARNINGS

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        FROM THE INVESTMENT TO THE FUND.  THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND MAY

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        RECEIVE GIFTS AND DEVISES AND OTHER MONEY AS PROVIDED BY LAW.

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             (7) THE UNENCUMBERED BALANCE IN THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND

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        AT THE CLOSE OF THE FISCAL YEAR SHALL REMAIN IN THE GENEALOGY

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        PROJECTS FUND AND SHALL NOT REVERT TO THE GENERAL FUND.







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             (8) THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ARTS, AND LIBRARIES SHALL USE

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        THE MONEY IN THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND ONLY FOR DEPARTMENT

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        PROGRAMS RELATED TO GENEALOGY.

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             SEC. 2882A.  (1) IN ADDITION TO THE BIRTH RECORD COPIES AND

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        CERTIFICATES ISSUED UNDER SECTION 2882, THE STATE REGISTRAR SHALL

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        ISSUE, UPON REQUEST AND PAYMENT OF A FEE ESTABLISHED BY RULE, AN

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        HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE REPRESENTING THE BIRTH OF THE INDIVID-

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        UAL NAMED ON THE ORIGINAL BIRTH RECORD OR CERTIFICATE.

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             (2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROMULGATE RULES THAT ESTABLISH THE

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        AMOUNT OF THE FEE FOR EACH SEPARATE DESIGN OF AN HEIRLOOM CERTIF-

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        ICATE OF BIRTH.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH EACH FEE IN AN

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        AMOUNT THAT IS MORE THAN THE ESTIMATED ACTUAL COST TO THE DEPART-

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        MENT FOR A SIMILAR DESIGN, NOT TO EXCEED THE ESTIMATED FAIR

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        MARKET VALUE OF A COMPARABLE ARTISTIC RENDITION.  THE FEE

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        REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION IS IN ADDITION TO THE FEE ESTAB-

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        LISHED UNDER SECTION 2891 FOR A COPY OF AN ORIGINAL BIRTH

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        CERTIFICATE.  THE STATE REGISTRAR SHALL TRANSMIT THE FEE RECEIVED

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        FOR AN HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE TO THE STATE TREASURER FOR

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        DEPOSIT IN THE GENEALOGY PROJECTS FUND ESTABLISHED IN SECTION

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        2862.

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             (3) AN HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION

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        (1) MUST BE IN A FORM CONSISTENT WITH THE NEED TO PROTECT THE

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        INTEGRITY OF VITAL RECORDS AND MUST BE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY.  IT

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        MAY BEAR THE SEAL OF THE STATE AND MAY BE SIGNED BY THE

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        GOVERNOR.







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             (4) AN HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE ISSUED UNDER SUBSECTION

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        (1) HAS THE SAME STATUS AS EVIDENCE AS AN ORIGINAL BIRTH

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        CERTIFICATE.


















































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