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Missouri Marriage License Requirements

Below is the information on what you need to bring with you, and what you need to know about the marriage laws before filling out the marriage license forms.

In order to get married, you need to apply and receive a marriage license. This is the document that allows you to officially be married under the law. Always check with your city's marriage bureau at your clerk of court's office to find out what your local rules are.

Licenses are usually not valid for more than 30 days so you'll typically need to apply for your marriage license within one month of your wedding ceremony. You need to submit your birth certificates, tax information, and other official documents.

When you apply for your license, you'll not only need a proof of identification and age, will need to provide any information about previous marriages, and will need to pay a nominal fee. You will also need to have a witness when you sign the application, so plan on bringing your maid of honor or best man with you. The bride will need to know what her married name will be before she signs the marriage certificate. You'll have to write that name on the application.

IMPORTANT: You are not officially married when you receive a marriage license. You need to have a justice of the peace or a religious clergyman sign the document. On your wedding day, you'll give your officiant your marriage license, then after the ceremony, he'll sign it and send it to the proper government agency for validation.

ID Requirement: Picture ID such as a driver's license. If application is mailed or faxed in, it must be witnessed by a Notary Public.

Residency Requirement: Do not have to be a resident of Missouri .

Waiting Period: 3 days.

If Divorced: If divorced within the last 60 days, a certified copy of the divorce decree is needed.

Fees: Cash Only! $25

Other Tests: No tests

Under 18: Need certified copy of birth certificate, both parents must be present with identification, or if you have a legal guardian they must be present with a court order and identification.

Officiants: The minister, priest or rabbi of any church or congregation in the state may perform marriages. Ministers must provide marriage certificates to the couple married and report the marriage to the Marriage Commissioner.

Valid: License is valid for 90 days anywhere in Missouri .
The license can only be used within the State of Missouri .

 

IMPORTANT: State and county marriage license requirements can change so make sure you check with your local town clerk. This information is for guidance only and should not be regarded as legal advice. It is important that you verify all information with your local marriage license office or county clerk before making any plans.

Adair County Recorder 106 W Washington St Kirksville, MO 63501 660-665-3890
Andrew Recorder of Deeds P.O. Box 208 Savannah, MO 64485 816-324-4221
Atchison CountyRecorder of Deeds 400 Washington St Rockport, MO 64482 660-744-2707
Audrain CountyRecorder of Deeds Courthouse Mexico, MO 65265 573-473-5830
Barry County Recorder Courthouse Cassville, MO 65625 417-847-2914
Barton CountyRecorder of Deeds Courthouse Lamar, MO 64759 417-682-2110
Bates CountyCounty Recorder P.O. Box 186 Butler, MO 64730 660-679-3611
Benton RecorderOf Deeds 316 Van Buren St Warsaw, MO 65355 660-438-5732
Bollinger County Recorder Courthouse Marble Hill, MO 63764 573-238-2710
Boone County Recorder 701 East Broadway Columbia, MO 65201 573-886-4345
Buchanan CountyRecorder of Deeds 411 Jules St St Joseph, MO 64106 816-271-1437
Butler County Recorder P.O. Box 1369 Poplar Bluff, MO 63901 573-686-8086
Caldwell CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 86 Kingston, MO 64650 816-586-2581
Callaway County Clerk 10 E 5th St, # 10 Fulton, MO 65251 573-642-0730
Camden CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 930 Camdenton, MO 65020 573-346-4440
Cape Girardeau CountyRecorder of Deeds #1 Barton Square Jackson, MO 63755 573-243-3547
Carrol County Recorder P.O. Box 245 Carrollton, MO 64633 660-542-1466
Carter CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 578 Van Buren, MO 63965 573-323-4527
Cass County Clerk 100 E Wall Harrisonville, MO 64701 816-380-1500
Cedar CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 96 Stockton, MO 65785 417-276-3514
Chariton County Recorder 306 S Cherry St Keytesville, MO 65261 660-288-3273
Christian County Recorder Church St, Room #100 Ozark, MO 65721 417-581-6360
Clark County Recorder East Court St Kahoka, MO 63445 660-727-3283
Clay County Clerk P.O. Box 238 Liberty, MO 64068 816-792-7637
Clinton County Clerk P.O. Box 372 Plattsburg, MO 64477 816-539-3713
Cole CountyRecorder of Deeds 301 East High Jefferson City, MO 65102 573-634-9106
Cooper CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 8 Boonville, MO 65233 660-882-2114
Crawford CountyRecorder of Deeds 211 Main St Steelville, MO 65565 573-775-2376
Dade County Recorder 300 W Water St Greenfield, MO 65661 417-637-2724
Dallas County Recorder P.O. Box 373 Buffalo, MO 65622 417-345-2243
DeKalb CountyRecorder of Deeds Main St Maysville, MO 64469 816-449-5402
Dent CountyRecorder of Deeds 112 East Fifth St Salem, MO 65560 573-729-3931
Douglas CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 655 Ava, MO 65608 417-683-4714
Dunklin CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 389 Kennett, MO 63857 573-888-2796
Franklin CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 391 Union, MO 63084 636-583-6355
Gasconade CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 241 Hermann, MO 65041 573-486-5427
Gentry CountyRecorder of Deeds Clay & Polk St Albany, MO 64402 660-726-3525
Greene CountyRecorder of Deeds 940 Boonville Springfield, MO 65802 417-868-4055
Grundy CountyRecorder of Deeds 700 Main St Fl 2 Trenton, MO 64683 660-359-6305
Harrison CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 26 Bethany, MO 64424 660-425-6424
Henry CountyRecorder of Deeds 409 3rd St Clinton, MO 64735 660-885-6963
Hickory County Recorder P.O. Box 101 Hermitage, MO 65668 417-745-6450
Holt CountyRecorder of Deeds 102 W Nodaway St Oregon, MO 64473 660-446-3303
Howard County Recorder 1 Courthouse Square Fayette, MO 65248 660-248-2284
Howell County Recorder P.O. Box 1011 West Plains, MO 65775 417-256-2591
Iron CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 24 Ironton, MO 63650 573-546-2912
Jackson CountyRecorder of Deeds 308 West Kansas Independence, MO 64050 816-881-3198
Jackson CountyRecords Department Jackson County Courthouse 415 E 12th St Kansas City, MO 64106 816-881-3198
Jasper County Recorders P.O. Box 387 Carthage, MO 64836 417-358-0416
Jefferson CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 100 Hillsboro, MO 63050 636-789-5478
Johnson CountyRecorder of Deeds Holden & Market Warrensburg, MO 64093 660-747-6161
Knox CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 116 Edina, MO 63537 660-397-2184
Laclede County Recorder 200 N Adams Ave Lebanon, MO 65536 417-532-5471
Lafayette County Recorder 10th & Main St Lexington, MO 64067 660-259-4315
Lawrence CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 449 Mt. Vernon, MO 65712 417-466-2670
Lewis CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 97 Monticello, MO 63457 573-767-5205
Lincoln County Recorder 201 Main Troy, MO 63379 636-528-4415
Linn County Recorder High St, Room 204 Linneus, MO 64653 660-895-5417
Livingston CountyRecorder of Deeds 1 Courthouse Sq Chillicothe, MO 64601 660-646-2293
Macon CountyRecorder of Deeds 120 Vine St Macon, MO 63552 660-385-2913
Madison CountyRecorder of Deeds 1 Main St Fredericktown, MO 63645 573-783-2176
Maries County Recorder P.O. Box 213 Vienna, MO 65582 573-422-3388
Marion CountyRecorder of Deeds 100 S Main St Palmyra, MO 63461 573-769-2549
McDonald CountyRecorder of Deeds Main St Pineville, MO 64856 417-223-4717
Mercer County Recorder 802 E Main St Princeton, MO 64673 660-748-3425
Miller County Recorder P.O. Box 11 Tuscumbia, MO 65082 573-369-2731
MississippiCounty Recorder P.O. Box 304 Charleston, MO 63834 573-649-2986
Moniteau County Recorder 200 East Main California, MO 65018 573-796-2071
Monroe County Clerk P.O. Box 227 Paris, MO 65275 660-327-5204
Montgomery CountyRecorder of Deeds 211 East Third St Montgomery City, MO 63361 573-564-3341
Morgan County Clerk P.O. Box 68 Versailles, MO 65084 573-378-5436
New MadridCounty Clerk 450 Main St New Madrid, MO 63869 573-748-2524
Newton CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 130 Neosho, MO 64850 417-451-8225
Nodaway CountyRecorder of Deeds 305 N Main St, # 104 Maryville, MO 64468 660-582-5711
Oregon County Recorder P.O. Box 406 Alton, MO 65606 417-778-7460
Osage CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 825 Linn, MO 65051 573-897-3114
Ozark CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 36 Gainesville, MO 65655 417-679-4232
Pemiscot County Recorder 7th St & Ward St Caruthersville, MO 63830 573-333-2204
Perry CountyRecorder of Deeds 15 West Saint Maries St Perryville, MO 63775 573-547-1611
Pettis CountyCounty Recorder 415 South Ohio St Sedalia, MO 65301 660-826-1136
Phelps County Recorder 200 N Main St Fl 1 Rollo, MO 65401 573-364-1891
Pike County Recorder 115 West Main Bowling Green, MO 63334 573-324-5567
Platte CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 70 Platte City, MO 64079 816-858-2232
Polk CountyRecorder of Deeds 102 E Broadway St Bolivar, MO 65613 417-326-4924
Pulaski CountyCircuit Clerk 301 Us Highway 44 East Waynesville, MO 65583 573-774-4755
Putnam CountyRecorder of Deeds 1601 Main St, # 202 Unionville, MO 63565 660-947-2071
Ralls County Recorder P.O. Box 444 New London, MO 63459 573-985-5631
Randolph County Recorder P.O. Box 194 Huntsville, MO 65259 660-277-4718
Ray County Recorder P.O. Box 167 Richmond, MO 64085 816-776-4500
Reynolds County Recorder P.O. Box 76 Centerville, MO 63633 573-648-2494
Ripley CountyRecorder of Deeds 100 Court House Sq Doniphan, MO 63935 573-996-2818
Saline Recorder of Deeds Courthouse # 206 Marshall, MO 65340 660-886-2677
Schuyler CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 186 Lancaster, MO 63548 660-457-3784
Scotland County Recorder 117 S Market St, # 106 Memphis, MO 63555 660-465-8605
Scott CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 78 Benton, MO 63736 573-545-3551
Shannon CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 148 Eminence, MO 65466 573-226-3315
Shelby CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 176 Shelbyville, MO 63469 573-633-2151
St Charles CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 99 St Charles, MO 63302 636-949-7505
St Clair CountyRecorder of Deeds Courthouse Osceola, MO 64776 417-646-2226
St Francois CountyRecorder of Deeds Washington St & Columbia St Famington, MO 63640 573-756-2323
St Genevieve CountyRecorder of Deeds First St St Genevieve, MO 63670 573-883-2706
St Louis CountyRecorder of Deeds 41 South Central Clayton, MO 63105 636-889-2182
Stoddard CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 217 Bloomfield, MO 63825 573-568-3444
Stone County Recorder P.O. Box 18 Galena, MO 65656 417-357-6362
Sullivan CountyRecorder of Deeds Court House Milan, MO 63556 660-265-3630
Taney CountyRecorder of Deeds Main & David Sts Forsyth, MO 65653 417-546-7234
Texas CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 237 Houston, MO 65483 417-967-3742
Vernon CountyRecorder of Deeds 100 W Cherry St, Nevada, MO 64772 417-448-2520
Warren County ClerkRecorder of Deeds 104 West Main Warrenton, MO 63383 636-456-9800
Washington CountyRecorder of Deeds P.O. Box 216 Potosi, MO 63664 573-438-4171
Webster County Recorder P.O. Box 529 Marshfield, MO 65706 417-468-2173
Worth County Recorder P.O. Box H Grant City, MO 64456 660-564-2219
Wright County Recorder County Courthouse Hartville, MO 65667 417-741-7121