Senate Bill S6178

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the authority of certain city clerks to designate persons who may perform marriage ceremonies

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7776
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §11-a, Dom Rel L

2019-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes certain city clerks to designate as many of his or her deputy city clerks or staff members as such city clerks deem necessary to perform marriage ceremonies.

2019-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6178
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LIU  --  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  the  desig-
   nation  of  persons  who  may  perform  marriage ceremonies in certain
   cities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Paragraph a of subdivision 1 of section 11-a of the domes-
 tic relations law, as amended by chapter 321 of the  laws  of  1971,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   a.    The  city clerk of a city of the first class of over one million
 inhabitants may designate in writing any [of his deputies  or  not  more
 than four] OR ALL OF THE DEPUTY CITY CLERKS AND from among the permanent
 members  of  [his]  THE  CITY CLERK'S staff AS MANY STAFF MEMBERS AS THE
 CITY CLERK DEEMS NECESSARY to perform marriage ceremonies, which  desig-
 nation  shall  be  in  writing  and  be filed in the office of such city
 clerk.  The day of such filing shall be  endorsed  on  the  designation.
 Any  such  designation shall be and remain in effect for six months from
 the filing thereof.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11914-01-9

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