New York Laws
Article 3 - Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage
20-A - Certified Transcripts of Records; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish.

ยง 20-a. Certified transcripts of records; state commissioner of health
may furnish. The state commissioner of health or person authorized by
him shall, upon request, supply to any applicant a certified transcript
of any marriage registered under the provisions of this article, unless
he is satisfied that the same does not appear to be necessary or
required for judicial or other proper purposes. Any transcript of the
record of a marriage, when properly certified by the state commissioner
of health or person authorized to act for him, shall be prima facie
evidence in all courts and places of the facts therein stated. For any
search of the files and records conducted for authorized research
purposes, the state commissioner of health shall be entitled to a fee of
twenty dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour of time of
search, together with a fee of two dollars for each uncertified copy or
abstract of such marriage record requested by the applicant, said fees
to be paid by the applicant. Each applicant for a certified transcript
of a marriage record shall remit to the state commissioner of health a
fee of thirty dollars in payment for the search of the files and records
and the furnishing of a certified copy if such record is found or for a
certification that a search discloses no record of a marriage.

Structure New York Laws

New York Laws

DOM - Domestic Relations

Article 3 - Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage

10 - Marriage a Civil Contract.

10-A - Parties to a Marriage.

10-B - Religious Exception.

11 - By Whom a Marriage Must Be Solemnized.

11-A - Duty of City Clerk in Certain Cities of the First Class; Facsimile Signature of Said Clerk Authorized.

11-B - Registration of Persons Performing Marriage Ceremonies in the City of New York.

11-C - Marriage Officers.

11-D - One-Day Marriage Officiant License.

12 - Marriage, How Solemnized.

13 - Marriage Licenses.

13-AA - Test to Determine the Presence of Sickle Cell Anemia.

13-B - Time Within Which Marriage May Be Solemnized.

13-C - Twenty-Four Hour Provision Waived in Certain Cases.

13-D - Duty of Clerk Issuing Marriage License.

14 - Town and City Clerks to Issue Marriage Licenses; Form.

14-A - Town and City Clerks to Issue Certificates of Marriage Registration; Form.

15 - Duty of Town and City Clerks.

15-A - Marriages of Minors Under Eighteen Years of Age.

15-B - Temporary Provisions Authorizing Issuance of Marriage License, Upon Court Order, Without Consent of a Parent in Armed Forces of United States, Merchan

16 - False Statements and Affidavits.

17 - Clergyman or Officer Violating Article; Penalty.

18 - Clergymen or Officer, When Protected.

19 - Records to Be Kept by Town and City Clerks.

19-A - Marriages on Vessels; Reports and Records.

20 - Records to Be Kept by the State Department of Health and the City Clerk of the City of New York.

20-A - Certified Transcripts of Records; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish.

20-B - Certification of Marriage; State Commissioner of Health May Furnish.

20-C - Certification of Marriage; New Certificate in Case of Subsequent Change of Name or Gender.

21 - Forms and Books to Be Furnished.

22 - Penalty for Violation.

23 - Supervision of and Inspection of Town and City Clerks' Records by State Commissioner of Health.

24 - Effect of Marriage on Legitimacy of Children.

25 - License, When to Be Obtained.