Opinion No. Oag 34-88, (1988)

FRANK VOLPINTESTA, Corporation Counsel Kenosha County

You advise that Kenosha County has experienced an influx of marriage license applicants seeking to avoid newly enacted State of Illinois legislation which requires mandatory testing for AIDS of all marriage license applicants. The increase in the number of such applicants apparently has caused substantial increases in staff time for various county offices, including the county clerk's office.

Based on the foregoing, you first inquire whether the county board of supervisors of your county may charge a higher marriage license fee only to those…