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Marriage License Requirements by State

We've put together this basic list of marriage requirements listed by each state. We have tried to make this list as accurate as possible, but as with any web site, do not use this information as a replacement for sound legal advice. If you know of changes to any state please contact us and we will look into those changes.

State	Age	License Cost	Waiting period to receive license	Waiting period after 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
D. C.	18 yrs	$35	3 days	none	no expiration	yes
Florida	18 yrs	$88.50 $56 with 4 hr class	none	3 days (Florida residents only)	60 days	no
Georgia	18 yrs	$30 average	none	none	no expiration	yes
Hawaii	18 yrs	$50	none	none	30 days	no
Idaho	18 yrs	$28	none	none	1 year	yes
Illinois	18 yrs	$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 cert.
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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