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Assembly Bill A7141

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to waiving the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces; repealer

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2015-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยง13-c, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2377
2011-2012: A2185
2013-2014: A3052
2017-2018: A4526
2019-2020: A5719
2021-2022: A4263
2023-2024: A2921
2025-2026: A4437

2015-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces.

2015-A7141 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7141

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to waiving the
  waiting period for solemnizing a marriage for  members  of  the  armed
  services and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 13-c of the domestic relations law is REPEALED  and
a new section 13-c is added to read as follows:
  S  13-C. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PROVISION WAIVED IN CERTAIN CASES.  NOTWITH-
STANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN-B OF  THIS  ARTICLE  OR  ANY
OTHER  PROVISION  OF LAW, WHERE EITHER OF THE PARTIES MAKING APPLICATION
FOR A MARRIAGE LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE,  IS
A  MEMBER  OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE MARRIAGE OF THE
PARTIES  MAY  BE  SOLEMNIZED  WITHOUT  WAITING  FOR  THE  LAPSE  OF  THE
TWENTY-FOUR  HOUR PERIOD REQUIRED BY SECTION THIRTEEN-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
PROOF THAT THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF  THE  UNITED
STATES  SHALL  BE  FURNISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE OFFICIAL ISSUING
THE MARRIAGE LICENSE. EVERY LICENSE TO  MARRY  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION MUST STATE THE DAY AND HOUR THE LICENSE IS
ISSUED AND SHALL CONTAIN A RECITAL THAT IT IS  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THE
PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  AND THAT THE PARTIES NAMED THEREIN MAY BE
MARRIED AT ANY TIME AFTER SUCH DAY AND HOUR AND WITHIN SIXTY DAYS THERE-
AFTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10264-01-5

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