N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 13
Marriage licenses
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Current — January 1, 2024
As of January 1, 2015
§ 13. Marriage licenses. It shall be necessary for all persons intended\nto be married in New York state to obtain a marriage license from a town\nor city clerk in New York state and to deliver said license, within\nsixty days, to the clergyman or magistrate who is to officiate before\nthe marriage ceremony may be performed. In case of a marriage contracted\npursuant to subdivision four of section eleven of this chapter, such\nlicense shall be delivered to the judge of the court of record before\nwhom the acknowledgment is to be taken. If either party to the marriage\nresides upon an island located not less than twenty-five miles from the\noffice or residence of the town clerk of the town of which such island\nis a part, and if such office or residence is not on such island such\nlicense may be obtained from any justice of the peace residing on such\nisland, and such justice, in respect to powers and duties relating to\nmarriage licenses, shall be subject to the provisions of this article\ngoverning town clerks and shall file all statements or affidavits\nreceived by him while acting under the provisions of this section with\nthe town clerk of such town. No application for a marriage license shall\nbe denied on the ground that the parties are of the same, or a\ndifferent, sex.\n
§ 13. Marriage licenses. It shall be necessary for all persons\nintended to be married in New York state to obtain a marriage license\nfrom a town or city clerk in New York state and to deliver said license,\nwithin sixty days, to the clergyman, magistrate, or one-day marriage\nofficiant as designated by a town or city clerk pursuant to section\neleven-d of this article who is to officiate before the marriage\nceremony may be performed. In case of a marriage contracted pursuant to\nsubdivision four of section eleven of this chapter, such license shall\nbe delivered to the judge of the court of record before whom the\nacknowledgment is to be taken. If either party to the marriage resides\nupon an island located not less than twenty-five miles from the office\nor residence of the town clerk of the town of which such island is a\npart, and if such office or residence is not on such island such license\nmay be obtained from any justice of the peace residing on such island,\nand such justice, in respect to powers and duties relating to marriage\nlicenses, shall be subject to the provisions of this article governing\ntown clerks and shall file all statements or affidavits received by him\nwhile acting under the provisions of this section with the town clerk of\nsuch town. No application for a marriage license shall be denied on the\nground that the parties are of the same, or a different, sex.\n
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