{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-19-a","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Domestic Relations Law § 19-a","heading":"Marriages on vessels; reports and records","body":"§ 19-a. Marriages on vessels; reports and records. The master, chief\nofficer, ship's surgeon, or the company, corporation, charterer, or\nperson having the management and control of any vessel which shall\narrive at the port of New York, shall report, in writing, to the city\nclerk of the city of New York within three days after the arrival of\nsuch vessel the marriage of any resident of such city occurring thereon\nat sea, and shall file with such clerk a transcript of the entry made in\nthe log book of such vessel in respect to any such marriage.","path":["Domestic Relations Law","Article 3. Solemnization, Proof and Effect of Marriage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/DOM/19-A","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"2549ae6667b6c887a26d60df0899b212a15fff7f8ef010b10f39440146a2744d","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-19","next":"us-ny/n.y.-domestic-relations-law-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}