§ 3-01 Marriage License Application Forms.
RCNY § 3-01
(a)Both parties must be present in order to obtain a blank marriage license application. The prospective bride and prospective groom must fill out the application in the City Clerk's office and present it for processing.
(b)Under no circumstances shall a clerk give out a blank application for a marriage license unless both the prospective bride and prospective groom are personally present before that clerk, except that where, for religious or health reasons or, in the sole discretion of the City Clerk, by reason of other exigent circumstances, both parties to the marriage cannot be present at the same time, the City Clerk may waive the requirement imposed by subdivision (a) of this section.
(c)The foregoing do not apply to cases where City Clerk personnel must issue a marriage license in a prison or a hospital or where the parties have submitted the application for a marriage license by electronic means.
