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Cambria, Pa., Putting Marriage License Applications Online

Under an agreement with Infocon Corp., the web-based marriage license applications will be coordinated through the Register of Wills office.

(Tribune News Service) --  It will soon be possible to apply for a marriage license online, following action approved Thursday by Cambria County commissioners.

Under an agreement with Infocon Corp., the web-based marriage license applications will be coordinated through the Register of Wills office.

The $1,000 setup fee and $50 monthly fee will come from the office’s automation funds, President Commissioner Douglas Lengenfelder said during Thursday’s meeting at Northern Cambria Middle School.

“We are trying to make it easier for people to get married,” Commissioner Mark Wissinger said.

Lengenfelder said the online applications are well accepted in other counties. He predicts other county services soon may be online.

“This is sort of a test case to see how people handle online forms,” Lengenfelder said.

Although older people still like to use paper forms, Lengenfelder said, younger adults are more comfortable with online forms.

“Eventually, we’d like to move all of the paperwork to digital media,” he said.

Another contract approved Thursday advances the Register of Wills office digital capabilities.

The $10,500 agreement with Cott Systems will add four receipt printers and four label printers to complete the six-year network upgrade in the recorder’s office.

“This is part of us trying to get the county into the 20th century,” Lengenfelder said.

“I won’t say the 21st century yet.

“As we brought in new computers and systems, the printers were incompatible.”

But another item on Thursday’s agenda represented a slight setback in technology.

A $12,000 state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs grant will help relaunch a stalled veterans’ recognition service.

The money will be used to produce veteran identification cards, which can be presented for discounts at participating county businesses.

The program was announced in May and was expected to be in place last year using new flag emblems the state is adding to veterans’ driver’s licenses.

“A lot of businesses were uncomfortable with the flag on the driver’s license,” Lengenfelder said.

The photo ID cards will assure merchants that veterans’ discharge status was verified by the county, he said.

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