NYS Marriage License Requirements

Any Town or City Clerk within New York State can provide a marriage license. 

 The following credentials are required from the applicants:

...must appear in person before the Clerk.
...must be 18 years of age.

...identification must be provided in the form of a
  • driver's license
  • an original (certified) birth certificate
  • social security numbers
  • all divorce papers or death certificate, if a former spouse has died.

Other information needed are:

...the names of the parents
...if the parents were born in the US
...birthplace of the applicants

There is a 24-hour waiting period after the license is obtained and is good for 60 days.  
The average cost of a marriage license is $40.
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