One Day Marriage Officiant License
NY Dom. Rel. Law § 11-D
Basics of the Law (link to full text)
- Officiant must be eighteen years of age or over and need NOT be a resident of the town or city to which they apply or a resident of the state
- Authority to solemnize a marriage anywhere in the state
- Licensee MUST apply for such license in the same town or city clerk’s office as the couple to be married. Such applicant shall not be required to personally appear
- Fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) Submit payment to Cheektowaga Town Clerk, 3301 Broadway St, Cheektowaga, NY 14227. Your certificate will be emailed to you once payment is received or PAY NOW ($1.75 service fee applies
- Application requires:
- the following information of the applicant: name, date of birth, address, email address and telephone number
- the following information of the parties to be married: names, dates of birth, and addresses as they appear on the application for a marriage license
- License shall only be valid for the parties stated on the application
- License shall expire upon the earlier of either completion of such solemnization or the expiration of the marriage license