N.Y. Veterans’ Services Law 10 – Time within which marriage may be solemnized; member of the uniformed services
§ 10. Time within which marriage may be solemnized; member of the uniformed services. Notwithstanding § 13-b of the domestic relations law, where either of the parties making application for a marriage license, pursuant to § 13 of the domestic relations law, is a member of the uniformed services of the United States on active duty the marriage of the parties shall not be solemnized within twenty-four hours after the issuance of the marriage license, nor shall it be solemnized after one hundred eighty days from the date of the issuance of the marriage license. Proof that the applicant is a member of the uniformed services 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 shall 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.
Terms Used In N.Y. Veterans' Services Law 10
- active duty: as used in this article shall mean full time duty in the uniformed services, other than active duty for training; provided, however, that "active duty" shall also include any period of active duty for training during which the individual concerned was disabled or died from a disease or injury incurred or aggravated during such period. See N.Y. Veterans' Services Law 23
- uniformed services: means the army, navy, marine corps, air force, space force, coast guard, public health commissioned corps, and the national oceanic and atmospheric administration commissioned officer corps of the United States. See N.Y. Veterans' Services Law 1