N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law § 13

NEW YORK DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW (Chapter 14) § 13 — Marriage licenses DRL § 13 Marriage licenses /legislation/laws/DOM/A3 § 13. Marriage licenses. It shall be necessary for all personsintended to be married in New York state to obtain a marriage licensefrom a town or city clerk in New York state and to deliver said license,within sixty days, to the clergyman, magistrate, or one-day marriageofficiant as designated by a town or city clerk pursuant to sectioneleven-d of this article who is to officiate before the marriageceremony may be performed. In case of a marriage contracted pursuant tosubdivision four of section eleven of this chapter, such license shallbe delivered to the judge of the court of record before whom theacknowledgment is to be taken. If either party to the marriage residesupon an island located not less than twenty-five miles from the officeor residence of the town clerk of the town of which such island is apart, and if such office or residence is not on such island such licensemay be obtained from any justice of the peace residing on such island,and such justice, in respect to powers and duties relating to marriagelicenses, shall be subject to the provisions of this article governingtown clerks and shall file all statements or affidavits received by himwhile acting under the provisions of this section with the town clerk ofsuch town. No application for a marriage license shall be denied on theground that the parties are of the same, or a different, sex. Source: NYSenate.gov Open Legislation | Laws of New York Page 1