New York Marriage License Records

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New york marriage license records. New york city department of health and mental hygiene or new york city marriage bureau. Marriage ceremonies must continue to be arranged through private marriage officiants. In new york this was upheld in a new york state freedom of information case from 1993 formally gannett co inc. Records from 1907 to 1951 represent indexes of marriage licenses issued by the new york city clerk and are accompanied by images.

These include queens county marriage licenses certificates registries and vital record indexes. Vital records has marriage records since 1880 for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city. New york marriage certificate and license requirements including fees for certified marriage record copy requests. Looking for free marriage records certificates in new york.

For new york city records. If you have an apartment number please provide it. Quickly search marriage records from 210 official databases. New york county manhattan kings county brooklyn bronx county the bronx richmond county staten island and queens county queens contact.

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. Manhattan kings brooklyn queens bronx and richmond staten island. Queens marriage records. Queens county marriage records are official documents that contain information about marriages certified in queens county new york.

The following marriage records cannot be delivered via pdf e mail. All offices of the city clerk nyc marriage bureau remain closed to the general public until further notice. All kings county town flatbush flatlands gravesend new lots and new utrecht marriage records. A new york state marriage license is valid for 60 days except for active military personnel for whom the validity runs for 180 days upon proof of active military duty.

Close window close window. All marriage license records 1908 1949 manhattan marriage records prior to 1866. Name index to marriage records from the state of new york. Please visit nyc gov cupid to begin your virtual marriage license process.

Microfilm copies of these records are available at the family history library and family history centers. Apartment number if applicable. The year range represents most of the records. It does not have records for marriage licenses purchased in all of new york state except new york city which includes the five boroughs.

Help current place of residence. Marriage records can show whether a wedding is legally valid which may be required to obtain benefits related to. Due to privacy laws recent records may not be displayed. Marriage licenses are available exclusively on project cupid.