§ 3-02 Issuing Licenses Outside of the Office.
RCNY § 3-02
Marriage licenses may be issued only at the Marriage Bureau in the ordinary course of the business day. There are only two exceptions to this section: cases where an individual is confined to a hospital, and cases where an individual is confined in prison. Such issuance is strictly a courtesy, and is therefore entirely subject to the availability of personnel and the schedule of the office.
(a)In a hospital case, there are three requirements that must be met before a license may be issued: (1) the parties must present a statement from the doctor indicating that the sick party is seriously ill, that he or she will be confined to the hospital for a very long period of time, that there is a possibility that the sick person will not survive the illness, and that the sick person is mentally competent to apply for the marriage license; and (2) the parties must call ahead of time or make arrangements for the license to be issued; and (3) the parties must be willing to furnish our clerk with transportation to and from the hospital, and must arrange on their own for someone to return to the office to pick up the marriage license after it has been prepared.
(b)In a prison case, the requirements are as follows: (1) the parties must present a written statement from the social worker, warden, or other authorized person granting consent for the issuing of the marriage license in the prison; and (2) the parties must contact the office ahead of time to request the license to be issued and to make all necessary preparations.
