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State By State-General Marriage License Requirements |
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Please call your town / county / city clerk to ask details
about specific requirements for your wedding ahead of time.
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| State |
Age |
Cost for license- May vary within
each state |
Waiting period between
applying & receiving license |
Waiting period to marry after receiving license
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License valid |
Blood test |
| Alabama |
18 yrs |
$25 |
none |
none |
30 days |
yes |
| Alaska |
18 yrs |
$25 |
3 days |
none |
90 days |
no |
| Arizona |
18 yrs |
$50 |
none |
none |
1 year |
no |
| Arkansas |
18 yrs |
$35 |
none |
none |
60 days |
no |
| California |
18 yrs |
$50-80 |
none |
none |
90 days |
no |
| Colorado |
18 yrs |
$20 |
none |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Connecticut |
18 yrs |
$30 |
none |
none |
65 days |
yes |
| Delaware |
18 yrs |
$30 |
none |
1 day if resident |
30 days |
no |
| District Columbia |
18 yrs |
$35 |
3 days |
none |
no expiration |
yes |
| Florida |
18 yrs |
$88.50
$56 if couple takes 4 hr course |
none |
3 days (Florida
residents only) |
60 days |
no |
| Georgia |
18 yrs |
$30 average |
none |
none |
no expiration |
yes |
| Hawaii |
18yrs |
$50 |
none |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Idaho |
18yrs |
$28 |
none |
none |
1 year |
yes |
| Illinois |
18yrs |
$15-30 |
none |
1 day |
60 days |
no |
| Indiana |
18 yrs |
$18 |
none |
none |
60 days |
yes |
| Iowa |
18 yrs |
$30 |
3 days |
none |
20 days |
no |
| Kansas |
18 yrs |
$50 |
3 days |
none |
6 months |
no |
| Kentucky |
18 yrs |
$34 |
3 days |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Louisiana |
18 yrs |
$25 |
none |
3 days |
30 days |
yes |
| Maine |
18 yrs |
$20 |
3 days |
none |
90 days |
no |
| Maryland |
18 yrs |
$35 |
2 days |
none |
6 months |
no |
| Massachussetts |
18 yrs |
$4 |
3 days |
none |
60 days |
yes & medical certificate |
| Michigan |
18 yrs |
$20 |
3 days |
none |
33 days |
no |
| Minnesota |
18 yrs |
$70 |
5 days |
none |
6 months |
no |
| Mississippi |
21 yrs |
$20 |
3 days |
none |
90 days |
yes |
| Missouri |
18 yrs |
$50 |
3 days |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Montana |
18 yrs |
$30 |
none |
none |
180 days |
yes |
| Nebraska |
19 yrs |
$15 |
none |
none |
1 year |
no |
| Nevada |
18 yrs |
$35 |
none |
none |
1 year |
no |
| New Hampshire |
18 yrs |
$45 |
3 days |
3 days |
90 days |
no |
| New Jersey |
18 yrs |
$28 |
3 days |
none |
30 days |
no |
| New Mexico |
18 yrs |
$25 |
none |
none |
1 year |
no |
| New York |
18 yrs |
$25-30 |
none |
1 day |
60 days |
no |
| North Carolina |
18 yrs |
$40 |
none |
none |
60 days |
no |
| North Dakota |
18 yrs |
$35 |
none |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Ohio |
18 yrs |
$30 |
5 days |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Oklahoma |
18 yrs |
$25 |
none |
none |
30 days |
yes |
| Oregon |
18 yrs |
$60 |
3 days |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Pennsylvania |
18 yrs |
$25-40 |
3 days |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Rhode Island |
18 yrs |
$24 |
none |
none |
90 days |
no |
| South Carolina |
18 yrs |
$25 |
1 day |
none |
no expiration |
no |
| South Dakota |
18 yrs |
$40 |
none |
none |
20 days |
no |
| Tennessee |
18 yrs |
$31-39 |
none |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Texas |
18 yrs |
$31 |
none |
72 hours |
30 days |
no |
| Utah |
18 yrs |
$40 |
none |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Vermont |
18 yrs |
$20 |
none |
1 day |
60 days |
no |
| Virginia |
18 yrs |
$20 |
none |
none |
60 days |
no |
| West Va |
18 yrs |
$23 |
none |
3 days |
60 days |
yes |
| Washington |
18 yrs |
$51 |
3 days |
none |
60 days |
no |
| Wisconsin |
18 yrs |
$50-80 |
6 days |
none |
30 days |
no |
| Wyoming |
18 yrs |
$25 |
none |
none |
no expiration |
no |
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