State Marriage License Information
|
State |
Issuing
Office |
Waiting
Period |
Expiration |
Return License |
|
Alabama |
Probate Court |
None |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Alaska |
Bureau of Vital Statistics |
3 days to receive |
90 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Arizona |
County Clerk |
None |
1 Year |
20 Days from Wedding |
|
Arkansas |
County Clerk |
None |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
California |
County Clerk |
None |
90 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Colorado |
County Clerk |
None |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Connecticut |
Town Clerk |
None |
65 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Delaware |
County Clerk |
1 day before completing |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
District of Columbia |
Marriage Bureau |
3 days to receive |
No Expiration |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Florida |
County Clerk |
3 days for residents; none for
non-residents |
60 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Georgia |
County Clerk |
None |
No Expiration |
30 Days from Wedding |
|
Guam |
Office of Vital Statistics |
5 days to receive |
60 Days |
60 Days from Issuance |
|
Hawaii |
Department of Health |
None |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Idaho |
County Recorder |
None |
1 Year |
30 Days from Wedding |
|
Illinois |
County Clerk |
1 day before completing |
60 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Indiana |
County Clerk |
None |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Iowa |
County Clerk |
3 days to receive |
No Expiration |
15 Days from Wedding |
|
Kansas |
County Clerk |
3 days to receive |
6 Months |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Kentucky |
County Clerk |
None |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Louisiana |
Parish Clerk of Court |
3 days before completing |
30 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Maine |
Town Clerk |
3 days to receive |
90 Days |
15 Days from Wedding |
|
Maryland |
County Clerk |
2 days to receive |
6 Months |
Before Expiration |
|
Massachusetts |
City or Town Clerk |
3 days to receive |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Michigan |
County Clerk |
3 days to receive |
33 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Minnesota |
County Registrar |
5 days to receive |
6 Months |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
Mississippi |
County Clerk |
None |
90 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Missouri |
County Clerk |
None |
30 Days |
15 Days from Wedding |
|
Montana |
County Clerk |
None |
6 Months |
30 Days from Wedding |
|
Nebraska |
County Clerk |
None |
1 Year |
15 Days from Wedding |
|
Nevada |
County Clerk |
None |
1 Year |
Before Expiration |
|
New Hampshire |
Town Clerk |
None |
90 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
New Jersey |
Town Clerk |
3 days to receive |
30 Days |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
New Mexico |
County Clerk |
None |
No Expiration |
90 Days from Wedding |
|
New York |
City or Town Clerk |
1 Day |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
North Carolina |
County Registrar |
None |
60 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
North Dakota |
County Registrar |
None |
60 Days |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
Ohio |
County Clerk |
None |
60 Days |
30 Days from Wedding |
|
Oklahoma |
Court Clerk |
None |
10 Days |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
Oregon |
County Clerk |
3 days before completing |
60 Days |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
Pennsylvania |
Register of Wills or Orphans Court |
3 days to receive |
60 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Puerto Rico |
Demographic Registry |
None |
No Expiration |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Rhode Island |
Town Clerk |
None |
90 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
South Carolina |
County Clerk |
1 day to receive |
No Expiration |
30 Days from Wedding |
|
South Dakota |
County Registrar |
None |
20 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Tennessee |
County Clerk |
None |
30 Days |
3 Days from Wedding |
|
Texas |
County Clerk |
3 days before completing |
90 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
US Virgin Islands |
Superior Court |
8 days to receive |
No Expiration |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Utah |
County Clerk |
None |
30 Days |
14 Days from Wedding |
|
Vermont |
Town Clerk |
None |
60 Days |
10 Days from Wedding |
|
Virginia |
County Clerk |
None |
60 Days |
5 Days from Wedding |
|
Washington |
County Auditor |
3 days to receive |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
West Virginia |
County Clerk |
3 days before completing |
60 Days |
Before Expiration |
|
Wisconsin |
County Clerk |
6 days to receive |
30 Days |
3 Days from Wedding |
|
Wyoming |
County Clerk |
None |
1 Year |
Before Expiration |