Part of being in compliance with state marriage laws include getting a license in order to make the marriage legal. Although this is required in all 50 states, the specifics vary regarding the prerequisites before the license is issued. Additionally, each state also has basic requirements regarding the minimum ages, consent, and capacity necessary to obtain a license for marriage.

Below you will find state-by-state links to marriage license requirements and related information. Where no state-level marriage license information is available online, you will likely need to obtain information at the county level, so the listed link will take you to county clerk/recorder office contact information in your state.

Alabama

• How to Get a Marriage License (Mobile County Probate Court)
• Marriage License Application [PDF] (Mobile County Probate Court)
• Marriage Certificates (Alabama Public Health)

Alaska

• Marriage Licenses and Applications (State of Alaska)

Arizona

• Marriage Licenses (State of AZ)
• Covenant Marriage in Arizona (Arizona Courts)

Arkansas

• Marriage License Information (Craighead County)

California

• Marriage License: General Information (State of CA)

Colorado

• Getting Married in Colorado (City and County of Denver)
• How Do I......get married in Colorado? (State of Colorado)

Connecticut

• Marriage in Connecticut [PDF] (Judicial Branch, State of CT)

Delaware

• Applying for a Marriage License (Sussex County)

District of Columbia

• Marriage Matters (Superior Court of D.C.)
• Marriage License Application [PDF] (Superior Court of D.C.)

Florida

• Marriage License (Duval County Clerk of Courts)

Georgia

• Getting a Marriage License FAQ (State of Georgia)

Hawaii

• About Marriage Licenses (State of Hawaii)

Idaho

• Getting a Marriage License (State of Idaho)

Illinois

• Marriage Records (Illinois Department of Public Health)
• Court Clerks (by County)

Indiana

• Apply for a Marriage License (State of Indiana)

Iowa

• Legislative Guide to Marriage Law [PDF] (State of Iowa)

Kansas

• Instructions for Obtaining a Marriage License (Leavenworth County)
• Application and Affidavit to Obtain Marriage License [PDF]
• Instructions for Obtaining a Marriage License [PDF] (Douglas County)

Kentucky

• Marriage License Information (State of Kentucky)

Louisiana

• Marriage License Info (Bienville Parish Clerk's Office)
• LA Laws on Community Property & Covenant Marriage (Office of the Louisiana Attorney General)

Maine

• Getting Married in Maine (State of Maine)

Maryland

• Marriage License Information (Cecil County Circuit Court)
• Marriage License Information (Charles County Circuit Court)
• Marriage License Information (Queen Anne's County)

Massachusetts

• Marriage and Divorce (State of Massachusetts)

Michigan

• Marriage License Application (Kent County, Michigan)

Minnesota

• Minnesota Official Marriage System (State of Minnesota)

Mississippi

• Marriage Records (Mississippi State Department of Health)

Missouri

• Marriage [PDF] (Missouri Bar)
• Marriage and Divorce (State of Missouri)

Montana

• Marriage License Requirements (Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County)

Nebraska

• Marriage License FAQ (Douglas County)

Nevada

• Marriage License Information (Clark County Family Law Self-Help Center)

New Hampshire

• Marriage Licenses (Concord, New Hampshire)

New Jersey

• Entering into a Marriage or Civil Union in New Jersey [PDF] (New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services)

New Mexico

• Marriage Licenses (Bernalillo County Probate Court)

New York

• Getting Married in New York State (New York State Dept. of Health)
• Marriage Certificates (New York State Dept. of Health)

North Carolina

• Apply for Marriage License [PDF] (Durham County)

North Dakota

• How Do I Obtain A Marriage License? (Cass County)

Ohio

• Marriage (Cuyahoga County Probate Court)

Oklahoma

• Marriage Licenses (Tulsa County)

Oregon

• Marriage in Oregon (Oregon State Bar)
• Marriage Licenses (Multnomah County)

Pennsylvania

• Marriage Licenses (Montgomery County)

Rhode Island

• Marriage Licenses (Rhode Island Department of Health)

South Carolina

• How to Apply for a Marriage License (SCIway)

South Dakota

• Worksheet for marriage license application [PDF] (South Dakota Dept. of Health)

Tennessee

• Online Application for Marriage License (Tennessee County Clerk)
• Marriage License (Davidson County Clerk)

Texas

• Marriage Licenses (Tarrant County)

Utah

• Marriage Licenses (Utah County Clerk)

Vermont

• Marriage License FAQs (City of Burlington)
• Application for Vermont License of Civil Marriage (Vermont Dept. of Health)

Virginia

• Marriage in Virginia (Virginia State Bar)
• Marriage Requirements (Virginia. Dept. of Health)

Washington

• Marriage License (Clark County)
• Marriage Licensing (King County)

West Virginia

• Marriage Licenses (Cabell County)

Wisconsin

• How to Apply for a Marriage License (Milwaukee County)

Wyoming

• Marriage License Procedure (Fremont County Government)
• Marriage License Application information (Uinta County)

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