Scutari said the aim is to make New Jersey a friendlier state for destination weddings.
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Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), is one of two high-ranking state democrats seeking to do away with the three day waiting period for marriage. TRENTON — Two high ranking Democratic lawmakers want to do away with the state’s three-day waiting period for getting married.
“Right now people from out of state who might come here to get married might not do it. They have more hurdles,” said state Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), who with Assemblyman Lou Greenwald (D-Camden) introduced a bill Monday to streamline to process of obtaining marriage licenses.
Scutari said the aim is to make New Jersey a friendlier state for destination weddings.
“Many other states don’t have a waiting period. Las Vegas in Nevada is one of the top places in the States because they have no waiting period,” he said.
The measure (A4366) bill provides for annulments without cause within 30 days of the wedding if either spouse requests it. It would also increase marriage license fees from $28 to $60, with most of the new income going to state coffers
A press release from Scutari and Greenwald said 27 states have no waiting period, but only two of them are in the northeast: Connecticut and Rhode Island.
