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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-412 - "Alpha Phi Alpha Day", designated.

36:2-412 "Alpha Phi Alpha Day", designated.
1. December 4 of each year is designated "Alpha Phi Alpha Day" in the State of New Jersey to commemorate the founding of the first Black intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity and to recognize the contributions and achievements of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and its members.
L.2021, JR 8, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-414 - "Personal Carbon Footprint Awareness Day", designated.

36:2-414 "Personal Carbon Footprint Awareness Day", designated.
1. April 22 of each year is designated as "Personal Carbon Footprint Awareness Day," in order to encourage the citizens of the State to reduce their carbon footprints.
L.2021, JR 9, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-415 - Annual observance.

36:2-415 Annual observance.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to issue a proclamation each year calling upon public officials and the citizens of this State to observe "Personal Carbon Footprint Awareness Day" with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2021, JR 9, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-416 - "International Women's Day" designated.

36:2-416 "International Women's Day" designated.
1. March 8th shall be permanently designated as "International Women's Day" in the State of New Jersey in order to reflect on the progress made in, and to reaffirm the world's commitment to, pursuing strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls, to promote the meaningful and significant participation of women in all aspects of society, to encourage equitable access to health care for all women and girls, and to support policy initiatives that seek to achieve gender equality and empower women worldwide.
L.2022, JR 1, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-417 - Annual observance.

36:2-417 Annual observance.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing March 8th in New Jersey calling upon public officials, the citizens of the State, and other interested groups to observe the week with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 1, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-419 - Annual observance.

36:2-419 Annual observance.
2. The Governor may annually issue a proclamation recognizing March as "Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Month" and call on public officials and the residents of the State of New Jersey to observe the month with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 2, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-420 - "Military Child Appreciation Month", "Military Child Appreciation Week", and "Military Child Appreciation Day" designated.

36:2-420 "Military Child Appreciation Month", "Military Child Appreciation Week", and "Military Child Appreciation Day" designated.
1. In order to recognize the sacrifice and bravery of military children and to encourage the State of New Jersey's continued commitment and support for military children living in the State:
a. The month of April of each year is designated as "Military Child Appreciation Month" in New Jersey.
b. The last full week of April of each year is designated as "Military Child Appreciation Week" in New Jersey.
c. April 14 of each year is designated as "Military Child Appreciation Day" in New Jersey.
L.2022, JR 3, s.1; amended 2023, JR 3, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-421 - Annual observation.

36:2-421 Annual observation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and the citizens of the State to observe "Military Child Appreciation Month," "Military Child Appreciation Week," and "Military Child Appreciation Day" with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 3, s.2; amended 2023, JR 3, S.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-423 - "New Jersey Railroad Workers Day" designated.

36:2-423 "New Jersey Railroad Workers Day" designated.
1. October 15th of each year is designated as "New Jersey Railroad Workers Day" in the State of New Jersey to honor and celebrate the important contributions of railroad workers in supporting the State's economy.
L.2022, JR 7, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-424 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-424 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation designating October 15th as "New Jersey Railroad Workers Day" and shall call upon the public officials and citizens of this State to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 7, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-425 - "First Responders Appreciation Month" designated.

36:2-425 "First Responders Appreciation Month" designated.
1. The month of October is designated as "First Responders Appreciation Month" in recognition of the commitment and service first responders provide to residents of this State.
L.2022, JR 8, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-426 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-426 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor respectfully is requested to issue annually a proclamation recognizing October as "First Responders Appreciation Month" in New Jersey and to call upon public officials and the citizens of this State to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 8, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-427 - "National Apprenticeship Week in New Jersey" designated.

36:2-427 "National Apprenticeship Week in New Jersey" designated.
1. The second week of November of each year is designated as "National Apprenticeship Week in New Jersey," in acknowledgement of the importance of apprenticeship programs in our State and the positive impact they have on individuals and businesses.
L.2022, JR 9, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-428 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-428 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the second week of November as "National Apprenticeship Week in New Jersey" and shall call upon public officials and all residents of the State to observe the week with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2022, JR 9, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-429 - "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" designated.

36:2-429 "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" designated.
1. January 30 of each year is designated Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution to educate about and honor the life of Fred Korematsu, his perseverance, and his determination to advocate for the civil liberties of all Americans.
L.2023, JR 1, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-430 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-430 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials, private organizations, and all citizens of this State to observe "Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution" with appropriate events and activities.
L.2023, JR 1, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-431 - "Week of the Young Child", first full week in April.

36:2-431 "Week of the Young Child", first full week in April.
1. The first full week in April shall be permanently designated as the "Week of the Young Child" in the State of New Jersey to recognize the importance of high-quality early childhood education that is affordable and accessible and to advance the child care and early childhood education professions.
L.2023, JR 2, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-432 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-432 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing the first full week in April as the "Week of the Young Child" in New Jersey and calling upon public officials, the citizens of the State, and other interested groups to observe the week with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 2, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-433 - "Upcycling Day" designated.

36:2-433 "Upcycling Day" designated.
1. Both Houses of the New Jersey Legislature acknowledge the benefits to the environment of reusing and upcycling plastic and other common materials by designating April 16 of each year as "Upcycling Day" in the State and encourage the citizens of the State to participate in upcycling on that day and year-round.
L.2023, JR 4, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-434 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-434 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor of the State is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing April 16 as "Upcycling Day" in New Jersey, and calling upon public officials and citizens of this State to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 4, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-435 - "New Jersey Native Plants Month" designated.

36:2-435 "New Jersey Native Plants Month" designated.
1. The month of April of each year shall be designated as "New Jersey Native Plants Month" in the State, both in order to promote the importance and benefits of native plants to New Jersey and its residents and in order to encourage the increased cultivation and ongoing regenerative care of native plants throughout the State.
L.2023, JR 5, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-436 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-436 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing April as "New Jersey Native Plants Month" and calling upon public officials, businesses, educational institutions, and citizens in the State to observe the month, in conjunction with their observation of "National Native Plant Month" where appropriate, by planting or providing regenerative care to native plants in the State, by removing non-native invasive plants from the State, by engaging in educational activities to learn about the benefits and importance of preserving New Jersey's native plant stock, and by engaging in other appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 5, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-438 - "Day of the Girl" designated, October 11.

36:2-438 "Day of the Girl" designated, October 11.
1. October 11 of each year is designated as the "Day of the Girl" in New Jersey to raise public awareness about the "International Day of the Girl Child" and galvanize the support of the citizens of, and community-based organizations in, the State to help better girls' lives and provide them with equal opportunities to reach their full potential.
L.2023, JR 7, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-439 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-439 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing October 11 as the "Day of the Girl" in New Jersey and calling upon public officials, the citizens of the State, and other interested groups to observe the day with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 7, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-440 - "Period Poverty Awareness Week" established, last full week of May.

36:2-440 "Period Poverty Awareness Week" established, last full week of May.
1. The last full week in May of each year is designated as "Period Poverty Awareness Week" in the State of New Jersey to promote an awareness of, and public actions to address, period poverty.
L.2023, JR 8, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-442 - "Arthritis Awareness Month" established, month of May.

36:2-442 "Arthritis Awareness Month" established, month of May.
1. The month of May is designated as "Arthritis Awareness Month" in recognition of the severity of the impact of arthritis on the citizens of this State.
L.2023, JR 9, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-443 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-443 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is respectfully requested to annually issue a proclamation recognizing May as "Arthritis Awareness Month" in New Jersey and to call upon public officials and the citizens of this State to observe the month with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 9, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-444 - "Kids Entrepreneurship Awareness Week" established, second week of June.

36:2-444 "Kids Entrepreneurship Awareness Week" established, second week of June.
1. The second week of June of each year shall be designated as "Kids Entrepreneurship Awareness Week" to promote the benefits of business ownership to our State's youth and to provide those children with educational opportunities to learn the lessons of entrepreneurship.
L.2023, JR 10, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-446 - Department of Labor and Workforce Development, publicize.

36:2-446 Department of Labor and Workforce Development, publicize.
3. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall take the appropriate measures each year to publicize "Kids Entrepreneurship Awareness Week."
L.2023, JR 10, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-447 - "Larry Doby Day" designated.

36:2-447 "Larry Doby Day" designated.
1. July 5 of each year is designated as "Larry Doby Day" in recognition of the exceptional life and career of Major League Baseball player and manager, Larry Doby.
L.2023, JR 11, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-449 - "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day" designated, July 14.

36:2-449 "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day" designated, July 14.
1. July 14 of each year shall be designated as "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day" to raise awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and to honor the memory of Max Lenowitz and the thousands of other New Jersey residents who have lost their lives to fentanyl poisoning.
L.2023, JR 12, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 36 - Legal Holidays › Section 36:2-450 - Annual proclamation.

36:2-450 Annual proclamation.
2. The Governor is requested to annually issue a proclamation calling upon public officials and citizens of this State to observe "Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Day" with appropriate activities and programs.
L.2023, JR 12, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-1 - Marriages and civil unions, limitations, certain.

37:1-1 Marriages and civil unions, limitations, certain.
37:1-1. Marriages and civil unions.
a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.343)
b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2021, c.343)
c. Laws concerning marriage and civil union shall be read with gender- and race-neutral intent.
d. No person shall marry or enter into a civil union with any of the person's ancestors or descendants, or the person's sibling, or the child of the person's sibling, or the sibling of the person's parent, whether such collateral kindred be of the whole or half blood.
e. A marriage or civil union in violation of subsection d. of this section shall be absolutely void.
Amended 2006, c.103, s.6; 2021, c.343, s.2; 2023, c.154, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-1.1 - Findings, declarations regarding same-sex marriage.

37:1-1.1 Findings, declarations regarding same-sex marriage.
1. The Legislature finds and declares:
a. On September 27, 2013, Hon. Mary C. Jacobson, A.J.S.C. ruled in Garden State Equality v. Dow, 434 N.J. Super. 163 (Law Div. 2013) that New Jersey's exclusion of same-sex couples from civil marriage violated the equal protection guarantee of the New Jersey Constitution. The New Jersey Supreme Court declined to issue a stay of the lower court's order. Same-sex couples have been getting married in New Jersey since October 18, 2013, the day the State withdrew its appeal in the case.
b. Seven years before Garden State Equality v. Dow, the New Jersey Supreme Court had ruled unanimously in Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415 (2006) that same-sex couples are entitled to all of the rights, privileges, and obligations of marriage as opposite-sex couples. In response to the Lewis v. Harris decision, the Legislature enacted P.L.2006, c.103 (C.37:1-28 et al.), which established same-sex civil unions in New Jersey.
c. The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission created by the Legislature concluded in 2008, after significant public hearings and discussion, that same-sex civil unions provided unequal treatment to same-sex couples in the State. In addition, under federal law, same-sex civil union couples did not have access to federal benefits available to married couples.
d. Section 2 of P.L.2021, c.343, amending N.J.S.37:1-1 is intended to bring New Jersey statutory law into conformance with the 2013 decision in Garden State Equality v. Dow as well as the 2015 United States Supreme Court decision in Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al., 576 U.S. 644 (2015). Obergefell held that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right and that all states are required to allow same-sex couples to marry.
e. This Legislature, in recognition of the New Jersey Supreme Court's unanimous holding in Lewis v. Harris; the New Jersey Superior Court's ruling in Garden State Equality v. Dow; and the United States Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, and recognizing that New Jersey same-sex couples' right to marry has never been codified and made more secure by the enactment of a statute, finds that it is necessary to enact this legislation.
L. 2021, c.343, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-1.2 - Findings, declarations.

37:1-1.2 Findings, declarations.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that New Jersey has never enacted a statute prohibiting marriage between persons of different races and, accordingly, has never had to reverse invidious discrimination in marriage or civil union status on the basis of race. The Legislature further finds and declares that the right to marry or enter into a civil union with a person of any race, including the same or a different race, is a fundamental right and that race shall not be declared to be a prohibiting factor.
L.2023, c.154, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-1.3 - Marriage, civil union, fundamental right, race, shall not infringe.

37:1-1.3 Marriage, civil union, fundamental right, race, shall not infringe.
2. The State, any governmental entity, or any other institution shall not infringe on the fundamental right of a person to marry or enter into a civil union with a person of any race.
L.2023, c.154, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-2 - Necessity of marriage or civil union license; "licensing officer" defined.

37:1-2 Necessity of marriage or civil union license; "licensing officer" defined.
37:1-2. Necessity of marriage or civil union license; "licensing officer" defined.
Before a marriage or a civil union can be lawfully performed in this State, the persons intending to be married or to enter into a civil union shall obtain a marriage or civil union license from the licensing officer and deliver it to the person who is to officiate.
In the case of persons intending to be married or to enter into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), one of the persons intending to be married or to enter into a civil union and the attorney-in-fact for the other person shall obtain a marriage or civil union license and deliver it to the person who is to officiate.
If the marriage or civil union is to be performed by or before any religious society, institution or organization, the license shall be delivered to such religious society, institution or organization, or any officer thereof.
As used in this chapter, "licensing officer" means, as to cities of the first class, the city clerk; as to other municipalities, the State registrar; or the deputy of any said official designated by him to issue licenses during his absence.
amended 2006, c.103, s.7; 2011, c.179, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-3 - Where marriage or civil union license to be obtained.

37:1-3 Where marriage or civil union license to be obtained.
37:1-3. Where marriage or civil union license to be obtained.
The marriage or civil union license shall be issued by the licensing officer in the municipality in which either party resides or, if neither party is a resident of the State, in the municipality in which the proposed marriage or civil union is to be performed.
Amended 2006, c.103, s.8.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-4 - Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.

37:1-4 Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.
37:1-4. Issuance of marriage or civil union license, emergencies, validity.
The marriage or civil union license shall not be issued by a licensing officer sooner than 72 hours after the application therefor has been made; provided, however, that the Superior Court may, by order, waive all or any part of said 72-hour period in cases of emergency, upon satisfactory proof being shown to it. Said order shall be filed with the licensing officer and attached to the application for the license.
A marriage or civil union license, when properly issued as provided in this article, shall be good and valid only for 30 days after the date of the issuance thereof.
amended 1946, c.185, s.1; 1953, c.34, s.1; 1955, c.61; 1991, c.91, s.366; 2006, c.103, s.9; 2018, c.42, s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-6 - Prohibition of issuance of marriage, civil union license to minor.

37:1-6 Prohibition of issuance of marriage, civil union license to minor.
37:1-6. A marriage or civil union license shall not be issued to a minor under the age of 18 years.
. amended 1946, c.185, s.3; 1953, c.34, s.2; 1977, c.60; 1991, c.91, s.367; 2006, c.103, s.10; 2013, c.103, s.105; 2018, c.42, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-7 - Issuing of license; remarriage or reaffirming a civil union.

37:1-7 Issuing of license; remarriage or reaffirming a civil union.
37:1-7. Issuing of license; remarriage or reaffirming a civil union.
The licensing officer is hereby empowered to issue marriage or civil union licenses to the contracting parties who, either personally or through an attorney-in-fact pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), apply therefor and are entitled under the laws of this State to contract matrimony or establish a civil union, authorizing the marriage or civil union of such parties, which license shall be substantially in the following form:
"State of New Jersey. County of city, town or township of
This is to certify that any person, religious society, institution or organization authorized by law to perform marriage or civil union ceremonies within the State of New Jersey to whom this may come, he or they not knowing any lawful impediment thereto, is hereby authorized and empowered to solemnize the rites of matrimony or the civil union between
A B of , in the county of and State of and C D of , in the county of and State of , and to certify the same to be the said parties, or either of them, under his hand and seal in his ministerial or official capacity.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said town, township or city at this day of two thousand and
, (Name and official title)"
If the contracting parties desire both a civil and a religious marriage or civil union ceremony, the licensing officer shall issue a license in duplicate, marking one as "issued for civil marriage or civil union ceremony" and one as "issued for religious marriage or civil union ceremony."
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the remarriage of a couple already married to each other or to prevent a couple who has entered into a civil union to reaffirm their commitment to one another; provided, a new license is obtained and the marriage or civil union properly reported. Such license shall be plainly marked "Issued for remarriage--originally married to same mate at (state place) on (state date) or Issued for reaffirmation of a civil union-originally entered into a civil union to same mate at (state place) on (state date)." Such a license shall be issued without compliance with the provisions of R.S.37:1-4 and if applicable of the provisions of "An act concerning marriages" approved May third, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight (P.L.1938, c.126).
amended 1941, c.354; 2006, c.103, s.11; 2011, c.179, s.3.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-8 - Testimony under oath by applicants as to legality of proposed marriage or civil union; witnesses; perjury.

37:1-8 Testimony under oath by applicants as to legality of proposed marriage or civil union; witnesses; perjury.
37:1-8. Testimony under oath by applicants as to legality of proposed marriage or civil union; witnesses; perjury.
A licensing officer shall, before issuing a marriage or civil union license, require the contracting parties or, in the case of persons who intend to be married or to enter into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), one of the contracting parties and the attorney-in-fact for the other party, to appear before him and subscribe and swear to an oath attesting the truth of the facts respecting the legality of the proposed marriage or civil union as set forth in the form supplied by the State registrar. Said testimony shall be verified by a witness of legal age. A licensing officer shall issue a license only if it is thus made to appear before him that no legal impediment to the marriage or civil union exists. Every licensing officer may administer oaths to the contracting parties or, in the case of persons who intend to be married or to enter into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), to one of the contracting parties and to the attorney-in-fact for the other contracting party and their identifying witness.
Any identifying witness, applicant applying for a marriage or civil union license or attorney-in-fact who shall knowingly make false answers to any of the inquiries asked by the licensing officer shall be guilty of perjury.
amended 1946, c.185, s.4; 2006, c.103, s.12; 2011, c.179, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-9 - When issuance of license prohibited.

37:1-9 When issuance of license prohibited.
37:1-9. No marriage license shall be issued when, at the time of making an application therefor, either applicant is a person currently adjudicated incapacitated.
amended 1958, c.158, s.2; 1981, c.254, s.1; 2013, c.103, s.106.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-10 - Common law and other marriages without license; validity

37:1-10. Common law and other marriages without license; validity
Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed or taken to render any common law or other marriage, otherwise lawful, contracted before December first, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, invalid by reason of the failure to take out a license as herein provided. But no marriage contracted on and after December first, nineteen hundred and thirty-nine, shall be valid unless the contracting parties shall have obtained a marriage license as required by section 37:1-2 of this Title, and unless, also, the marriage, after license duly issued therefor, shall have been performed by or before any person, religious society, institution or organization authorized by section 37:1-13 of this Title to solemnize marriages; and failure in any case to comply with both prerequisites aforesaid, which shall always be construed as mandatory and not merely directory, shall render the purported marriage absolutely void.
Amended by L.1939, c. 227, p. 624, s. 1, eff. July 18, 1939.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-11 - Illegal issuance of license a disorderly persons offense.

37:1-11 Illegal issuance of license a disorderly persons offense.
37:1-11. Illegal issuance of license a disorderly persons offense.
Any licensing officer who issues a marriage or civil union license except as provided in this chapter shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense.
Amended 2006, c.103, s.13.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-12 - Fees; disposition in cities of first class.

37:1-12 Fees; disposition in cities of first class.
37:1-12. Fees; disposition in cities of first class.
For issuing a marriage or civil union license, the licensing officer shall be entitled to receive from the applicants the sum of three dollars ($3.00).
Amended 1948, c.285, s.3; 2006, c.103, s.14.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-12.1 - Additional fee.

37:1-12.1 Additional fee.
1. In addition to the fee for issuing a marriage or civil union license authorized pursuant to R.S.37:1-12, each licensing officer shall collect a fee of $25 from the marriage license or civil union license applicants which shall be forwarded on a quarterly basis to the Department of Human Services.
L.1981,c.382, s.1; amended 1992, c.136, s.1; 2006, c.103, s.15.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-12.2 - Trust fund to aid victims of domestic violence.

37:1-12.2 Trust fund to aid victims of domestic violence.
2. The Department of Human Services shall establish a trust fund for the deposit of the fees received pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1981, c.382 (C.37:1-12.1). The moneys from the trust fund shall be used for the specific purpose of establishing and maintaining shelters for the victims of domestic violence, or a. for providing grants-in-aid to such shelters established by local governments or private nonprofit organizations; or b. for providing grants-in-aid to non-residential agencies whose primary purpose is to serve victims of domestic violence in those counties which do not have emergency residential shelters for victims; or c. for providing grants-in-aid to any nonprofit, Statewide coalition whose membership includes a majority of the programs for battered women in New Jersey and whose board membership includes a majority of representatives of these programs and whose purpose is to provide services, community education, and technical assistance to these programs to establish and maintain shelter and related services for victims of domestic violence and their children.
L.1981, c.382, s.2; amended 1992, c.136, s.2; 2006, c.103, s.16.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-13.1 - Marriages solemnized by municipal magistrate or magistrate of municipal court; validation

37:1-13.1. Marriages solemnized by municipal magistrate or magistrate of municipal court; validation
All marriages heretofore solemnized by any municipal magistrate or magistrate of the municipal court who was not at the time of such solemnization authorized to solemnize marriages shall, if otherwise valid, be as valid as if same had been solemnized by a person authorized to solemnize marriages.
L.1949, c. 7, p. 31, s. 2, eff. March 29, 1949.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-13.2 - Marriages solemnized by judge of court of record; validation

37:1-13.2. Marriages solemnized by judge of court of record; validation
All marriages heretofore solemnized by any judge of a court of record in this State, who was not at the time of such solemnization authorized to solemnize marriages, if otherwise valid, shall be as valid as if the same had been solemnized by a person authorized to solemnize marriages.
L.1962, c. 93, s. 1, eff. June 25, 1962.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-14 - Certain marriages validated

37:1-14. Certain marriages validated
All marriages performed prior to March twenty-seventh, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, by a minister of any religion other than a stated or ordained minister of the gospel, if otherwise valid, shall be as valid as if the same had been performed by a stated and ordained minister of the gospel.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-15 - Solemnizing without presentation of license; disorderly persons offense.

37:1-15. Solemnizing without presentation of license; disorderly persons offense.
Any person, not authorized by R.S.37:1-13 to solemnize marriages or civil unions, who solemnizes a marriage or civil union or any person or religious society, institution or organization, authorized to solemnize marriages or civil unions, who solemnizes a marriage or civil union without the presentation of a license therefor, obtained in accordance with the provisions of article two of this chapter (R.S.37:1-2 et seq.), shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense, and punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both.
Amended 1948, c.127; 2006, c.103, s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-16 - Interrogation of applicants under oath; perjury.

37:1-16 Interrogation of applicants under oath; perjury.
37:1-16. Interrogation of applicants under oath; perjury.
Any person authorized to solemnize marriages or civil unions may administer oaths to the parties applying to be married or to enter into a civil union or, in the case of persons applying to be married or to enter into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), to one of the contracting parties and to the attorney-in-fact for the other contracting party, and may require them, or either of them, to make true answers to any inquiries made by him in order to ascertain whether, in his judgment, any legal impediment to the proposed marriage or civil union exists.
Any person who willfully makes false answers to any such inquiries shall, if the answers are reduced to writing, signed by the person making the same and attached to the certificate of marriage or civil union, be deemed guilty of perjury pursuant to N.J.S.2C:28-1.
amended 2006, c.103, s.19; 2011, c.179, s.5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-17 - Marriage or civil union license; information provided.

37:1-17 Marriage or civil union license; information provided.
37:1-17. Marriage or civil union license; information provided.
On the marriage or civil union license shall be the form for the certificate of marriage or civil union in quadruplicate, to which the licensing officer shall have set forth particularly therein the name, age, parentage, birthplace, residence, Social Security number and domestic status of each party, whether single, widowed, divorced, or a former civil union or domestic partner and the names and county of birth of their parents. The Social Security number shall be kept confidential and may only be released for child support enforcement purposes, and shall not be considered a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.). The person by whom or the religious society, institution, or organization by or before which, the marriage or civil union was solemnized, shall personally or by legally authorized agent subscribe where indicated on the form the date and place of the marriage or civil union. Each certificate of marriage or civil union shall also contain the signature and residence of at least two witnesses who were present at the marriage or civil union ceremony.
Amended 1980, c.128, s.1; 1998, c.1, s.45; 2002, c.88, s.3; 2006, c.103, s.20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-17.1 - License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal.

37:1-17.1 License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal.
2. License and certificate of marriage or civil union; transmittal.
The license and the original certificate shall be transmitted pursuant to R.S.26:8-41. One copy of the certificate shall be retained by the local registrar and one copy shall be given to the persons contracting the marriage or civil union. In the case of persons who have married or entered into a civil union pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2011, c.179 (C.37:1-17.3), one copy of the certificate shall be retained by the local registrar and one copy shall be given to one of the contracting persons and to the attorney-in-fact for the other contracting person. The remaining copy shall be retained by the person solemnizing the marriage or civil union.
L.1980, c.128, s.2; amended 2006, c.103, s.21; 2011, c.179, s.6.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-17.2 - Delayed reports; filing; contents; affidavits; evidence.

37:1-17.2 Delayed reports; filing; contents; affidavits; evidence.
3. Delayed reports; filing; contents; affidavits; evidence.
Any marriage or civil union which has occurred or which may hereafter occur and which is not recorded with the State Registrar as required by this chapter, may be recorded by filing a delayed report with the State Registrar, documented by a copy of the application for the license. The delayed report shall contain an affidavit of the person performing the marriage or civil union or if he is deceased or not available, of one or both witnesses to the marriage or civil union ceremony confirming that the ceremony was performed and the date and place of the marriage or civil union.
When it is impossible to secure the affidavit of the officiant or either of the witnesses, the affidavit may be made by a person who was present at the marriage or civil union ceremony, or the contracting parties, provided additional documentary evidence is presented.
The State Registrar may require evidence of the correctness of the information in a delayed report and may refuse to accept a delayed report if the evidence is not submitted.
L.1980, c.128, s.3; amended 2006, c.103, s.22.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-17.3 - Entry into marriage, civil union by proxy under certain conditions.

37:1-17.3 Entry into marriage, civil union by proxy under certain conditions.
7. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard who is stationed overseas and serving in a conflict or a war and is unable to appear for the licensure and solemnization of his marriage or civil union may enter into that marriage or civil union by the appearance of an attorney-in-fact, commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney. The attorney-in-fact must personally appear before the licensing officer with the person who is not serving overseas, and present the original power of attorney duly signed by the party stationed overseas and acknowledged by a notary or witnessed by two officers of the United States Armed Forces or the National Guard. The power of attorney shall state the legal names of the parties to be married or enter into a civil union, and shall state that the power of attorney is solely for the purpose of authorizing the attorney-in-fact to obtain a marriage or civil union license on the person's behalf and to participate in the solemnization of the marriage or civil union. The original power of attorney shall be a part of the marriage or civil union certificate upon registration.
L.2011, c.179, s.7.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-18 - Penalty for false certificate.

37:1-18 Penalty for false certificate.
37:1-18. Penalty for false certificate.
Any person, religious society, institution or organization authorized to solemnize marriages or civil unions, who makes any false certificate of marriage or civil union, shall be liable to a penalty of $100.00.
Amended 2006, c.103, s.23.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-19 - Penalty; how recovered.

37:1-19 Penalty; how recovered.
37:1-19. Penalty; how recovered.
Any penalty incurred under any of the provisions of this article may be recovered with costs, in an action at law by and in the name of the local board of health of the municipality where the marriage or civil union occurred, or by and in the name of the Department of Health and Senior Services.
Amended 2006, c.103, s.24.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-27 - Tests; information; distribution by issuer of marriage or civil union licenses.

37:1-27 Tests; information; distribution by issuer of marriage or civil union licenses.
1. Tests; information; distribution by issuer of marriage or civil union licenses. A licensing officer or other person issuing marriage or civil union licenses shall make information available to applicants concerning places where such applicants may be tested for genetic diseases including, but not limited to Cooley's Anemia, Sickle Cell Anemia, and Tay-Sachs Disease. Literature containing such information which has been prepared and provided by private organizations may be distributed to applicants by a licensing officer or other person issuing marriage or civil union licenses.
L.1977, c.282, s.1; amended 2006, c.103, s.25.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-28 - Findings, declarations concerning civil unions.

37:1-28 Findings, declarations concerning civil unions.
1. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. Same-sex couples in New Jersey live together in committed relationships without the benefits and rights afforded to heterosexual couples who choose to marry;
b. Promoting such stable and durable relationships as well as eliminating obstacles and hardships these couples may face is necessary and proper and reaffirms this State's obligation to insure equality for all the citizens of New Jersey;
c. New Jersey was one of the first states to adopt comprehensive legislation prohibiting discrimination based on affectional or sexual orientation and one of the first states to formally recognize domestic partnerships by enacting the "Domestic Partnership Act," P.L.2003, c.246 (C.26:8A-1 et al.) on January 12, 2004 thereby guaranteeing in law certain rights and benefits to those individuals who enter into domestic partnerships;
d. Those rights and benefits afforded to same-sex couples under the "Domestic Partnership Act" should be expanded by the legal recognition of civil unions between same-sex couples in order to provide these couples with all the rights and benefits that married heterosexual couples enjoy;
e. It is the intent of the Legislature to comply with the constitutional mandate set forth by the New Jersey Supreme Court in the recent landmark decision of Lewis v. Harris, 188 N.J. 415 (October 25, 2006) wherein the Court held that the equal protection guarantee of Article I, paragraph 1 of the State Constitution was violated by denying rights and benefits to committed same-sex couples which were statutorily given to their heterosexual counterparts. The Court stated that the "State can fulfill that constitutional requirement in one of two ways. It can either amend the marriage statutes to include same-sex couples or enact a parallel statutory structure by another name, in which same-sex couples would not only enjoy the rights and benefits, but also bear the burdens and obligations of civil marriage." Id. at 463.
f. The Legislature has chosen to establish civil unions by amending the current marriage statute to include same-sex couples. In doing so, the Legislature is continuing its longstanding history of insuring equality under the laws for all New Jersey citizens by providing same-sex couples with the same rights and benefits as heterosexual couples who choose to marry.
L.2006,c.103,s.1.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-29 - Definitions relative to civil unions.

37:1-29 Definitions relative to civil unions.
2. As used in this act:
"Civil union couple" means two persons who have established a civil union pursuant to this act.
"Civil union license or civil union certificate" means a document that certifies that the persons named on the license or certificate have established a civil union in this State in compliance with this act.
"Civil union" means the legally recognized union of two eligible individuals of the same sex established pursuant to this act. Parties to a civil union shall receive the same benefits and protections and be subject to the same responsibilities as spouses in a marriage.
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services.
"One partner in a civil union couple" means a person who has established a civil union pursuant to the provisions of this act.
L.2006,c.103,s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-30 - Criteria for establishment of civil union.

37:1-30 Criteria for establishment of civil union.
3. For two persons to establish a civil union in this State, it shall be necessary that they satisfy all of the following criteria:
a. Not be a party to another civil union, domestic partnership or marriage in this State;
b. Be of the same sex; and
c. Be at least 18 years of age.
L.2006, c.103, s.3; amended 2018, c.42, s.4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 37 - Marriages and Married Persons › Section 37:1-31 - Legal benefits, protections, responsibilities of civil union couples equal to those of married couples.

37:1-31 Legal benefits, protections, responsibilities of civil union couples equal to those of married couples.
4. a. Civil union couples shall have all of the same benefits, protections and responsibilities under law, whether they derive from statute, administrative or court rule, public policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a marriage.
b. The dissolution of civil unions shall follow the same procedures and be subject to the same substantive rights and obligations that are involved in the dissolution of marriage.
c. The laws of domestic relations, including annulment, premarital agreements, separation, divorce, child custody and support, property division and maintenance, and post-relationship spousal support, shall apply to civil union couples.
d. Civil union couples may modify the terms, conditions or effects of their civil union in the same manner and to the same extent as married persons who execute an antenuptial agreement or other agreement recognized and enforceable under the law, setting forth particular understandings with respect to their union.
e. The rights of civil union couples with respect to a child of whom either becomes the parent during the term of the civil union, shall be the same as those of a married couple with respect to a child of whom either spouse or partner in a civil union couple becomes the parent during the marriage.
f. All contracts made between persons in contemplation of a civil union shall remain in full force after such civil union takes place.
g. A copy of the record of the civil union received from the local or State registrar shall be presumptive evidence of the civil union in all courts.
L.2006,c.103,s.4.