A marriage license is permission from a legal authority for the marriage of two people to be performed. The requirements differ depending on the time and place: licenses to marry have been granted since the Middle Ages. Valid marriages can occur without a license (for example, by obtaining pardon for having married without license, or by cohabitation and representation as husband and wife in jurisdictions permitting common-law marriages).
Every state in the United States issues marriage licenses. After the marriage ceremony, both spouses and the officiant sign the marriage license (some states require a witness). The officiant or couple then files for a certified copy of the marriage license and a marriage certificate with the government.
The requirements for getting a marriage license varies from state to state.
State
Age
Cost
for license
Waiting
period between
applying & receiving license
Waiting
period to marry after receiving license
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
none
yes
Florida
18 yrs
$88.50
$56 if couple takes 4hr course
none
3 days
(Florida
residents only)
60 days
no
Georgia
18 yrs
$30
average
none
none
none
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
none
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
none
no
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