New York Marriage License Certificate

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New york marriage license certificate. New york city department of health and mental hygiene or new york city marriage bureau. All kings county town flatbush flatlands gravesend new lots and new utrecht marriage records. Marriage records are available for events that occurred within the state of new york except new york city from 1907 to six months before today s date. Application requirements for new york state marriage licenses.
All marriage license records 1908 1949 manhattan marriage records prior to 1866. Albany new york 12220 2602. Queens marriage records. Both of you must bring proof of id like your social security number birth certificate and driver s license as well as documentation of previous marriages.
If you apply for a marriage license anywhere else in the state of new york the fee is 40. Please visit nyc gov cupid to begin your virtual marriage license process. Yes in most states a basic marriage license log or marriage license index is considered to be public information even if the actual certificates or licenses may have strict privacy rules under the state s vital records laws. The indexes cover the entire state outside of new york city and start in june 1880 deaths or 1881 marriages and births birth indexes are made available after 75 years marriage and death indexes after 50 years.
To get a marriage license in new york both parties must appear in person at a city or town clerk s office. In new york this was upheld in a new york state freedom of information case from 1993 formally gannett co inc. For new york city records. Marriage ceremonies must continue to be arranged through private marriage officiants.
For marriage licenses issued in new york city do not apply to the new york state department of health. New york county manhattan kings county brooklyn bronx county the bronx richmond county staten island and queens county queens contact. Marriage certificate a certified copy of the marriage certificate. Birth indexes have been made available through 1937 only an index entry states only the name of the person date and place of event and state certificate number.
For events that occurred in one of the five 5 boroughs of new york city manhattan kings queens the bronx and staten island. New york state requires all individuals who intend to get married to apply for and obtain a marriage license from any city or town clerk s office. Manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island. For an application current fees and ordering information contact the city clerk of new york at 212 new york or visit their web site at new york city marriage bureau.
The following marriage records cannot be delivered via pdf e mail. Vital records has marriage records since 1880 for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city. All offices of the city clerk nyc marriage bureau remain closed to the general public until further notice. You can also write them at.
If you apply for a marriage license in new york city the fee is 35. It does not have records for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city which includes the five boroughs.