Town Clerk’s Office

Marriage licenses are issued by appointment only and both parties must come together. Hours are from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm daily, Monday thru Friday. If you need an after-hours appointment, please call the Town Clerk to make arrangements.

Bring the following documents with you:

• An original birth certificate or certified duplicate issued by the registrar of vital statistics in the city where you were born. A photocopy is not acceptable.
• Photo identification: a driver’s license, non-driver’s id or a valid passport.
• If either of the applicants has been previously married, a certified copy of the decree of divorce, dissolution of marriage or death certificate is required. If there have been multiple previous marriages, this applies for each marriage. Note: If any of the documents listed are not written in English, the document must be translated by a certified translator. A number of translation services are listed in the yellow pages.
• The fee for the license is $40.
• There is a 24 hour waiting period after the license is issued in which you may not get married. The license is then valid for sixty days beginning the day after the license is issued.

Reporting of Wild Animals

Chapter 680 of the Laws of 2002 enacted General Municipal Law 209-cc, requires the annual reporting of the presence of wild animals. The law states that each person owing, possessing, or harboring a wild animal as set forth in 209-cc must report its presence to the Town Clerk’s office on or before April 1 of each year. The town clerk will forward a copy of the completed report form to each state police troop, local police and fire department and ambulance/emergency services having jurisdiction over the hamlet where the wild animal resides. A copy of this law and form to report the Presence of Wild Animals is available at the Town Clerk’s office or can be found on this website under Resources/Forms & Applications under the heading Town Clerk.