Free 50-state guide
Marriage license requirements by state
Every US state issues marriage licenses, but the fee, waiting period, validity, and witness rules differ. Pick your state to see exactly what you’ll need.
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- Alabama(AL)
- Alaska(AK)
- Arizona(AZ)
- Arkansas(AR)
- California(CA)
- Colorado(CO)
- Connecticut(CT)
- Delaware(DE)
- District of Columbia(DC)
- Florida(FL)
- Georgia(GA)
- Hawaii(HI)
- Idaho(ID)
- Illinois(IL)
- Indiana(IN)
- Iowa(IA)
- Kansas(KS)
- Kentucky(KY)
- Louisiana(LA)
- Maine(ME)
- Maryland(MD)
- Massachusetts(MA)
- Michigan(MI)
- Minnesota(MN)
- Mississippi(MS)
- Missouri(MO)
- Montana(MT)
- Nebraska(NE)
- Nevada(NV)
- New Hampshire(NH)
- New Jersey(NJ)
- New Mexico(NM)
- New York(NY)
- North Carolina(NC)
- North Dakota(ND)
- Ohio(OH)
- Oklahoma(OK)
- Oregon(OR)
- Pennsylvania(PA)
- Rhode Island(RI)
- South Carolina(SC)
- South Dakota(SD)
- Tennessee(TN)
- Texas(TX)
- Utah(UT)
- Vermont(VT)
- Virginia(VA)
- Washington(WA)
- West Virginia(WV)
- Wisconsin(WI)
- Wyoming(WY)
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