GENERAL MARRIAGE
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS BY STATE
Since changes to requirements and costs may occur, please be sure to check
with the local municipality for the current costs and requirements.
|
State |
Minimum Age |
|
WAITING PERIOD
From Time of Application to Receipt of License
(DAYS) |
|
WAITING PERIOD
From Receipt of License to Date of Marriage
(DAYS) |
License
Expiration |
Links to Local State/County Websites |
|
ALABAMA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
ALASKA |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
90 days |
|
|
ARIZONA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 year |
|
|
ARKANSAS |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
CALIFORNIA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
90 days |
|
|
COLORADO |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
CONNECTICUT |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
65 days |
|
|
DELAWARE |
18 |
|
0 |
1 day resident
96 hrs non resident |
30 days |
|
|
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
NONE |
|
|
FLORIDA |
18 |
|
0 |
3 |
60 days |
|
|
GEORGIAA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
NONE |
|
|
HAWAII |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
IDAHO |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 year |
|
|
ILLINOIS |
18 |
|
0 |
1 |
60 days |
|
|
INDIANA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
IOWA |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
20 days |
|
|
KANSAS |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
6 months |
|
|
KENTUCKY |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
LOUISIANNA |
18 |
|
0 |
3 |
30 days |
|
|
MAINE |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
90 days |
|
|
MARYLAND |
18 |
|
2 |
0 |
6 months |
|
|
MASSACHUSETTS |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
MICHIGAN |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
33 days |
|
|
MINNESOTA |
18 |
|
5 |
0 |
6 months |
|
|
MISSISSIPPI |
21 |
|
3 |
0 |
90 days |
|
|
MISSOURI |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
MONTANA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
180 days |
|
|
NEBRASKA |
19 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 year |
|
|
NEVADA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 year |
|
|
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
18 |
|
3 |
3 |
90 days |
|
|
NEW JERSEY |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
NEW MEXICO |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
1 year |
|
|
NEW YORK |
18 |
|
0 |
1 |
60 days
|
|
|
NORTH CAROLINA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
NORTH DAKOTA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
OHIO |
18 |
|
5 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
OKLAHOMA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
OREGON |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
PENNSYLVANIA |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
RHODE ISLAND |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
90 days |
|
|
SOUTH CAROLINA |
18 |
|
1 |
0 |
NONE |
|
|
SOUTH DAKOTA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
20 days |
|
|
TENNESSEE |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
TEXAS |
18 |
|
0 |
3 |
30 days |
|
|
UTAH |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
VERMONT |
18 |
|
0 |
1 |
60 days |
|
|
VIRGINIA |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
WEST VIRGINIA |
18 |
|
0 |
3 |
60 days |
|
|
WASHINGTON |
18 |
|
3 |
0 |
60 days |
|
|
WISCONSIN |
18 |
|
6 |
0 |
30 days |
|
|
WYOMING |
18 |
|
0 |
0 |
NONE |
|
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