Assembly Bill A2185

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to waiving the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces; repealer

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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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2011-A2185 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add ยง13-c, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2377
2013-2014: A3052
2015-2016: A7141
2017-2018: A4526
2019-2020: A5719
2021-2022: A4263
2023-2024: A2921

2011-A2185 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Waives the twenty-four hour waiting period for solemnizing a marriage after a license is issued for persons serving in the armed forces.

2011-A2185 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2185

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. REILICH, RAIA, FINCH, CALHOUN, OAKS, McDONOUGH,
  BARCLAY, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BUTLER,  FITZPATRICK,
  J. MILLER,  SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to  waiving  the
  waiting  period  for  solemnizing  a marriage for members of the armed
  services and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 13-c of the domestic relations law is REPEALED and
a new section 13-c is added to read as follows:
  S 13-C. TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PROVISION WAIVED IN CERTAIN CASES.   NOTWITH-
STANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF  SECTION THIRTEEN-B OF THIS ARTICLE OR ANY
OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHERE EITHER OF THE PARTIES  MAKING  APPLICATION
FOR  A MARRIAGE LICENSE PURSUANT TO SECTION THIRTEEN OF THIS ARTICLE, IS
A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE MARRIAGE  OF  THE
PARTIES  MAY  BE  SOLEMNIZED  WITHOUT  WAITING  FOR  THE  LAPSE  OF  THE
TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PERIOD REQUIRED BY SECTION THIRTEEN-B OF THIS  ARTICLE.
PROOF  THAT  THE APPLICANT IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES SHALL BE FURNISHED TO THE SATISFACTION OF  THE  OFFICIAL  ISSUING
THE  MARRIAGE  LICENSE.  EVERY  LICENSE  TO MARRY ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION MUST STATE THE DAY AND HOUR  THE  LICENSE  IS
ISSUED  AND  SHALL  CONTAIN  A RECITAL THAT IT IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION AND THAT THE PARTIES  NAMED  THEREIN  MAY  BE
MARRIED AT ANY TIME AFTER SUCH DAY AND HOUR AND WITHIN SIXTY DAYS THERE-
AFTER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03805-01-1

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