PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Anyone wanting to obtain a marriage license on Aug. 1, the first day that Rhode Island's marriage equality law goes into effect, can preregister next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
The City's Department of Vital Statistics, on the first floor of Providence City Hall, will accept preregistrations for marriage licenses from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 29-31. Both parties need to show birth certificates, a valid photo ID, proof of residency and, if necessary, a certified final divorce decree or a death certificate from a previous marriage. Both parties must be present at preregistration and when picking up the license on Thursday.
There is a $24 fee.
Couples with at least one party who is a resident of Providence, as well as couples who are residents of another state but who will be married in Providence are eligible.