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Senate Bill S7249

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Waives the state fee for certificates for active duty members of the armed forces

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2017-S7249 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §14-a, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6808

2017-S7249 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes towns and cities to elect to waive their fees for marriage certificates when either applicant is a member of the United States armed forces on active duty.

2017-S7249 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7249 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7249
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  waiving  the
   fee for marriage licenses for active duty members of the armed forces
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 14-a  of  the  domestic  relations
 law,  as  amended by chapter 297 of the laws of 1963, is amended to read
 as follows:
   3. A. No fee shall be charged for any certificate when required by the
 veterans administration or by the division of veterans' affairs  of  the
 state  of  New  York  to  be  used in determining the eligibility of any
 person to participate in the benefits made  available  by  the  veterans
 administration or by the state of New York.
   B.  A  TOWN  OR CITY MAY ELECT TO WAIVE THE FEE FOR A CERTIFICATE WHEN
 EITHER OF THE PARTIES MAKING  APPLICATION  FOR  SUCH  CERTIFICATE  IS  A
 MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES ON ACTIVE DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01149-06-8

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