General Information

MARRIAGE LICENSE INFORMATION

• If you apply in Carroll County you must be married in Carroll County
• There is a $35.00
• A license is not effective until 6:00 a.m. on the second calendar day after the license is issued.
• The license is issued the same day you apply, and it is valid for 6 months (you must be married within 6 months or the license will expire)

• Full Names
• Physical, Permanent Address
• Age

• State of Birth
• Social Security Number (mandatory)
• If you have been married before, we need to know the County, State, Month, Day, and Year of each divorce or death of a spouse. Supporting documents may be needed if less than thirty (30) days since the divorce or death.

• 16 or 17 years old may not marry unless the individual has the consent of a parent or guardian and the parent or guardian swears that the individual is at least 16 years old OR if the individual does not have the consent of a parent or guardian, either party gives the clerk a certificate from a licensed physician or certified nurse practitioner stating that the physician or nurse practitioner has examined the woman to be married and found that she is pregnant or has given birth to a child.
• 15 years old may not marry unless the individual has the consent of a parent or guardian AND either party gives the clerk a certificate from a licensed physician or certified nurse practitioner stating that the physician or nurse practitioner has examined the woman to be married and found that she is pregnant or has given birth to a child.
• An individual under the age of 15 may not marry.

• There is a $25.00 fee paid at the time of the ceremony
• Appointments are preferred
• Marriage hours:  8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday thru Friday, except holidays
• Location - The ceremony will be performed on the Court House grounds.