Marriage Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Applications can be processed in Person or by Mail
Requests Made in Person
- Must have proper ID
- Cost $10.00 per Certified Marriage Certificate with raised seal
- Method of Payment (cash or credit card)
Requests by Mail
- Download and print Form Marriage Certificate Application (pdf format)
- Photo Copy of proper ID
- Cost $10.00 per Certified Marriage Certificate with raised seal
- Method of Payment (Money Order drafted payable “City Clerk”)
- Enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope
Who is eligible to obtain a marriage certificate copy?
- The bride or groom
- Other persons who have a:
- Documented judicial or other proper purpose
- New York State Court Order
What is a judicial or other proper purpose?
If the applicant is not the bride or groom, a judicial or other proper purpose must be documented. An example of a judicial or other proper purpose would be a marriage record needed by the applicant to claim a benefit. Documentation would consist of an official letter from the agency verifying that to process the claim they require from the applicant a copy of the requested marriage record.
Identification Requirements:
Application must be submitted with copies of either A or B
- One (1) of the following forms of valid photo-ID
- Driver license
- Non-driver ID
- Passport
- Employment ID
- Two (2) of the following showing the applicant’s name and address
- Utility or telephone bills
- Letter from a government agency dated within the last six (6) months