N.D. Cent. Code § 14-03-22
14-03-22. Marriage license fee - Supplemental fee - Fee for marriage ceremony - Duties of officers
14-03-22. Marriage license fee - Supplemental fee - Fee for marriage ceremony -
Duties of officers.
1. For the issuance and filing of a marriage license, the recorder, unless the board of
county commissioners designates a different official, shall collect a fee of up to thirty
dollars from the party applying for the license.
2. In addition to the license fee provided for in subsection 1, the recorder, or designated
official, shall collect from the applicant a supplemental fee of thirty-five dollars for aid to
victims of domestic violence through the domestic violence prevention fund in
accordance with chapter 14-07.1.
3. For performing a marriage ceremony during regular courthouse hours, the recorder, or
designated official, shall collect a fee of thirty dollars which is to be retained by the
county. If the marriage ceremony is performed at a time other than during regular
courthouse hours, the recorder, or designated official, may collect and retain a fee in
an amount to be determined by the recorder, or designated official.
4. Except as provided in this section, all collected fees must be deposited monthly with
the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall forward the amount represented by
supplemental fees to the state treasurer by the fifteenth of each month for crediting to
the domestic violence prevention fund.
5. The recorder, or designated official, shall prepare a copy of the license and certificate
and transmit them to the registrar of vital statistics who shall record them in a book of
records kept in the registrar's office for that purpose. The registrar shall index the
records and upon request shall issue certified copies of the recorded license and
certificate for a one dollar fee. The registrar shall keep an accurate account of these
fees and shall turn them over to the state treasurer by the fifteenth of each month for
crediting to the general fund.