Marriage License Information by State
The table below covers what office issues the marriage license, the marriage license cost, and more.
Alabama
Probate Court
$40-$80
None
30 Days
Before Expiration
None
Alaska
Bureau of Vital Statistics
$60
3 Days to Receive
90 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
Arizona
County Clerk
$76
None
1 Year
20 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Arkansas
County Clerk
$58-$60
None
60 Days
Before Expiration
None
California
County Clerk or Recorder
$35-$100
None
90 Days
10 Days from Wedding
One Adult
Colorado
County Clerk
$30
None
30 Days
Before Expiration
None
Connecticut
Town Clerk
$30
None
65 Days
Before Expiration
None
Delaware
County Clerk
$50-$100
1 Day Before Completing
30 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
District of Columbia
Marriage Bureau
$35
3 Days to Receive
No Expiration
10 Days from Wedding
None
Florida
County Clerk
$93.50
3 Days For Residents; None For Non-Residents
60 Days
10 Days from Wedding
None
Georgia
County Clerk
$27-$67
None
No Expiration
30 Days from Wedding
None
Hawaii
Department of Health
$60
None
30 Days
Before Expiration
None
Idaho
County Recorder
$28
None
1 Year
30 Days from Wedding
None
Illinois
County Clerk
$30-$70
1 Day Before Completing
60 Days
10 Days from Wedding
None
Indiana
County Clerk
$18-$60
None
60 Days
Before Expiration
None
Iowa
County Clerk
$35
3 Days to Receive
No Expiration
15 Days from Wedding
One Adult
Kansas
County Clerk
$85.50
3 Days to Receive
6 Months
10 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Kentucky
County Clerk
$35.50-$37
None
30 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
Louisiana
Parish Clerk of Court
$27.50
3 Days Before Completing
30 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
Maine
Town Clerk
$40
3 Days To Receive
90 Days
15 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Maryland
County Clerk
$30-$85
2 Days To Receive
6 Months
Before Expiration
None
Massachusetts
City or Town Clerk
$4-$60
3 Days To Receive
60 Days
Before Expiration
None
Michigan
County Clerk
$20-$30
3 Days To Receive
33 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
Minnesota
County Registrar
$40-$115
5 Days To Receive
6 Months
5 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Mississippi
County Clerk
$21
None
90 Days
Before Expiration
None
Missouri
County Clerk
$48-$62
None
30 Days
15 Days from Wedding
None
Montana
County Clerk
$53
None
6 Months
30 Days from Wedding
None
Nebraska
County Clerk
$15
None
1 Year
15 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Nevada
County Clerk
$60
None
1 Year
Before Expiration
None
New Hampshire
Town Clerk
$50
3 Days Before Completing
90 Days
6 Days from Wedding
None
New Jersey
Town Clerk
$28
3 Days To Receive
30 Days
5 Days from Wedding
One Adult
New Mexico
County Clerk
$25
None
No Expiration
90 Days from Wedding
None
New York
City or Town Clerk
$35
1 Day
60 Days
Before Expiration
One Adult
North Carolina
County Registrar
$60
None
60 Days
10 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
North Dakota
County Registrar
$65
None
60 Days
5 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Ohio
County Clerk
$44-$65
None
60 Days
30 Days from Wedding
None
Oklahoma
Court Clerk
$5-$50
None
10 Days
5 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Oregon
County Clerk
$50-$60
3 Days Before Completing
60 Days
5 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Pennsylvania
Register of Wills or Orphans Court
$45-$85
3 Days To Receive
60 Days
10 Days from Wedding
None
Puerto Rico
Demographic Registry
$150
None
No Expiration
10 Days from Wedding
None
Rhode Island
Town Clerk
$24
None
90 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
South Carolina
County Clerk
$50-$100
1 Day To Receive
No Expiration
30 Days from Wedding
None
South Dakota
County Registrar
$40
None
20 Days
Before Expiration
None
Tennessee
County Clerk
$37.50-$97.50
None
30 Days
3 Days from Wedding
None
Texas
County Clerk
$81
3 Days Before Completing
90 Days
10 Days from Wedding
None
US Virgin Islands
Superior Court
$100
8 Days To Receive
No Expiration
10 Days from Wedding
None
Utah
County Clerk
$45
None
30 Days
14 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Vermont
Town Clerk
$45
None
60 Days
10 Days from Wedding
None
Virginia
County Clerk
$30
None
60 Days
5 Days from Wedding
None
Washington
County Auditor
$35-$64
3 Days To Receive
60 Days
Before Expiration
Two Adults
West Virginia
County Clerk
$56
3 Days Before Completing
60 Days
Before Expiration
None
Wisconsin
County Clerk
$110
6 Days To Receive
30 Days
3 Days from Wedding
Two Adults
Wyoming
County Clerk
$30
None
1 Year
Before Expiration
Two Adults
ABOUT THE MARRIAGE LICENSE FEE
Marriage License Fees are subject to change. The numbers listed in this table may not reflect the actual cost of the marriage license and are meant to represent their approximate cost.