N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 14-A

NEW YORK DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW (Chapter 14) § 14-A — Town and city clerks to issue certificates of marr DRL § 14-A Town and city clerks to issue certificates of marriageregistration; form. 1 /legislation/laws/DOM/A3 § 14-a. Town and city clerks to issue certificates of marriageregistration; form. 1. Upon receipt of the return of the marriagelicense, properly endorsed and completed by the person who shall havesolemnized a marriage as provided in this article, the town and cityclerks of each and every town or city in the state shall, afterabstracting, recording and indexing the statement of performance ofsolemnization, issue to the couple within fifteen days after suchreceipt or return of the completed marriage license a certificate ofmarriage, which certificate shall be substantially in the following formand contain the following facts:Record No............of Year........ THIS IS TO CERTIFYthat ................................................................. , first name, premarriage middle and surname, new middle and/or surname (if applicable)residing at .......................................................... ,who was born on ........................., at ........................ , dateand .................................................................. , first name, premarriage middle and surname, new middle and/or surname (if applicable)residing at .......................................................... ,who was born ........................, at ............................ , datewere married on.......................at ............................. , dateas shown by the duly registered license and certificate ofmarriage of said persons on file in this office.(SEAL) ...................................... Town or City ClerkDated at.................., N. Y..................................No other facts contained in the affidavits, statements, consents orlicenses shall be certified by such town and city clerks, unlessexpre ed at.................., N. Y..................................No other facts contained in the affidavits, statements, consents orlicenses shall be certified by such town and city clerks, unlessexpressly requested in writing by the man or woman named in suchaffidavit, license, statement or record.2. a. Such town and city clerks shall be entitled to a fee for suchcertificate, payable at the time of issuance of the marriage license, ina sum not exceeding ten dollars, to be fixed in the case of town clerksby the town board, and in the case of city clerks by the common councilor governing body of such cities. The town and city clerks shall, uponrequest of any applicant whose name appears thereon, issue a similarcertificate of marriage, as set forth above, and similarly expanded withadditional facts upon the express additional request, for all marriagesheretofore indexed and recorded in the office of the town or cityclerks. For such certificate of marriage, the town and city clerks shallbe entitled to a fee not exceeding ten dollars, to be fixed in the caseof town clerks by the town board, and in the case of city clerks by thecommon council or governing body of such city.b. In addition to the foregoing, upon request of any applicant whosename appears thereon for a certificate of marriage, the town or cityclerk may issue a photograph, micro-photograph or photocopy of themarriage record on file in the office of such clerk. Such photograph,micro-photograph or photocopy, when certified by the town or city clerk,shall be deemed an original record for all purposes, includingintroduction in evidence in all courts or administrative agencies. Forsuch certificate of marriage and the certification thereof, the town orcity clerk shall be entitled to a fee not exceeding ten dollars, to befixed in the case of town clerks by the town board, and in the case ofcity clerks by the common council or governing body of such city.3. a. No fee shall be charged for any certifica en dollars, to befixed in the case of town clerks by the town board, and in the case ofcity clerks by the common council or governing body of such city.3. a. No fee shall be charged for any certificate when required by theUnited States department of veterans affairs or by the department ofveterans' services of the state of New York to be used in determiningthe eligibility of any person to participate in the benefits madeavailable by the United States department of veterans affairs or by thestate of New York.b. A town or city may elect to waive the fee for a certificate wheneither of the parties making application for such certificate is amember of the armed forces of the United States on active duty.4. A copy of the record of marriage registration when properlycertified by the city and town clerks or their duly authorized deputies,as herein provided, shall be prima facie evidence of the facts thereinstated and in all actions, proceedings or applications, judicial,administrative or otherwise, and any such certificate of registration ofmarriage shall be accepted with the same force and effect with respectto the facts therein stated as the original certificate of marriage orcertified copy thereof.5. Upon request of any applicant whose name appears thereon for acertificate of marriage, the Source: NYSenate.gov Open Legislation | Laws of New York Page 1 --- NEW YORK DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW (Chapter 14) § 14-A — Town and city clerks to issue certificates of marr town or city clerk shall be authorized tocorrect any errors on such marriage certificate where:a. such error was not the result of any intended fraud, deception orattempt to avoid the effect of any valid law, regulation or statute; andb. either party to the marriage provides proof, satisfactory to theclerk, of the accuracy of the facts presented in support of correctingthe error.To effectuate such correction and provide certified copies of theamended certificate, the town or city cl actory to theclerk, of the accuracy of the facts presented in support of correctingthe error.To effectuate such correction and provide certified copies of theamended certificate, the town or city clerk shall be entitled to a feenot exceeding ten dollars to be fixed in the case of town clerks by thetown board, and in the case of city clerks by the common council orgoverning body of such city. The clerk shall forward a copy of suchamended certificate to the commissioner of health. Source: NYSenate.gov Open Legislation | Laws of New York Page 2