Requirements to obtain marriage license in the State of Florida:

• Age: both parties must be at least 18 years of age.


• Identification: in the form of a driver's license, state ID, military ID or passport.


• U.S. citizens must provide their Social Security Number. Non-citizens may provide a Social Security Number or an Alien Registration Number issued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
• An application form must be completed. If either party has been previously married, you must note on the application how and when the marriage ended.

The following methods of payment are acceptable:

• Cash
• Money order
• Traveler's check
• Personal Check (Name and current address must be imprinted on check and you must present a photo ID).
• Credit Cards: Visa, MasterCard and Discover or American Express
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Copies of marriage licenses for Pinellas County are available for viewing and purchase in the Official Records Rooms at our stated locations.

The charge for a copy is $1.00 per page and $2.00 to certify the document, if certification is needed. If you are going to use the copy for a legal purpose, you would want to have the copy certified. There is no charge to view a document.

You may also send a written request for a copy. Please provide the bride's maiden name, the groom's name, and if known, date of marriage. Please make checks payable to Clerk of Circuit Court. The mailing address is Clerk of the Circuit Court, Official Records, Room 163, 315 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756.

You may access images of recorded marriage licenses (from 2003 forward) at https://pubtitles.co.pinellas.fl.us/login/clerkloginx.jsp. Click on "Official Records Book/Page or Name Search."

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1. Is there a waiting period for the issuance of a license?
2. How do I find a premarital Course provider?
3. Who may perform marriage ceremonies?
4. Who is a "regularly ordained minister"?
5. May we get married by a captain aboard a ship?
6. Can I be married in the Clerk's Office?
7. How long does it take to get a copy of our marriage record and how much does it cost?
8. Can people obtain a license to marry partners of their own gender?
9. Can a person marry someone to whom they are related?
10. Do one or both of the applicants have to be U.S. citizens?
11. Do we need a license to renew our vows? How do we go about doing this?
12. Under what circumstances may a license be issued to persons 16 or 17 years of age?
13. Can an individual who is younger than 16 get a marriage license with parental permission?
14. Now that I am married how do I change my name?



Is there a waiting period for the issuance of a license?
There is no waiting period for Florida residents who have presented both of the following:

• Certificate of completion of premarital preparation course from a qualified registered course provider.
• Statement attesting they have taken a premarital preparation course and read the Family Law Handbook outlining the rights and responsibilities of parties to a marriage.
Otherwise there is a 3 day waiting period.

Please note: There is no waiting period for NON-RESIDENTS.

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How do I find a premarital Course provider?
The Clerk of the Court does not give the course. We can give you names of registered providers in your area. Providers set their own fees and terms. For instance, some ministers will provide the course only for their own church members.

If you receive a certificate of premarital counseling it must state the course was a minimum of four hours, it was given within the past year, and state whether it was given by personal instruction or other means.

The certificate must be presented at the time of application for the license.

• Statement of Premarital Course
• List of Providers
  
  
• Request for inclusion on Pinellas County Clerk's Premartial Preparation Course Provider List
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  Who may perform marriage ceremonies?
  The following individuals may perform marriage ceremonies:

  • All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel, elders in communion with a church, or other ordained clergy.
  • All judicial officers, including retired judicial officers, Clerks of the Circuit Courts, and public notaries of this state.
  • Quakers" or "Friends," may perform marriages in the manner and form used or practiced in their societies.
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  Who is a "regularly ordained minister"?
  He/she is a minister who has been recognized in the manner required by the regulations of the respective denomination to perform marriage ceremonies.

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  May we get married by a captain aboard a ship?
  Yes, if the captain is a notary and the ship is in Florida waters (within three geographic miles from the coastline) at the time of the ceremony.

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  Can I be married in the Clerk's Office?
  Yes. Deputy clerks are authorized and available during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, to perform ceremonies. No appointment is necessary. The fee for this service is $30.00.

  The Pinellas County Clerk's Offices now offer wedding photos for a $10 fee.

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  How long does it take to get a copy of our marriage record and how much does it cost?
  You will receive a certified copy of your marriage certificate within 10 days after the officiator returns it to our office to be recorded. There is no charge for this copy. However additional certified copies cost $2.50 each.

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  Can people obtain a license to marry partners of their own gender?
  No. Florida Statute 741.04 specifies that one applicant must be male and the other female.

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  Can a person marry someone to whom they are related?
  Florida law prohibits a person marrying anyone to whom they are related by lineal consanguinity.

  Florida Statute 741.21 Incestuous Marriage prohibited - A man may not marry any woman to whom he is related by lineal consanguinity, nor his sister, nor his aunt, nor his niece. A woman may not marry any man to whom she is related by lineal consanguinity, nor her brother, nor her uncle, nor her nephew.

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  Do one or both of the applicants have to be U.S. citizens?
  No. There is no citizenship or resident requirement.

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  Do we need a license to renew our vows? How do we go about doing this?
  No. Speak to your clergyman, chaplain, or other advisor.

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  Under what circumstances may a license be issued to persons 16 or 17 years of age?
  Circumstances are as follows:

  • Written consent of both parents or legal guardian.
  • Parents are deceased.
  • Minor has been previously married.
  • The age requirement can be waived by a county judge for applicants who can prove they are parents or expectant parents.
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  Can an individual who is younger than 16 get a marriage license from the Clerk's Office with parental permission?
  No. With or without parental permission, a marriage license to anyone under age 16 can only be issued by a county judge.

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  Now that I am married how do I change my name?
  Take a certified copy of your marriage license to any agency or place of business that you wish to notify of you name change. For example, take your certified copy to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Drivers Licenses, to change your name on your drivers’ license.

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  Marriage License Application Forms

  Marriage Worksheet

  Statement of Premarital Course

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  Marriage License Fees

  Couple, both Florida residents, both took course	Fee $61.00 - no wait
  Couple, both non-residents of Florida	Fee $93.50 - No wait
  Couple, one Florida resident, One non-resident, neither took course	Fee $93.50 - 3-day wait
  Couple, one non-Florida resident, no course and one Florida resident who took course	Fee $93.50 - No wait
  Performing ceremony at the Clerk’s Office	Fee $30.00

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  Contact Information

  Our prerecorded marriage license information line is available 24 hours a day at 727-464-4700. You may speak to a clerk at that number Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

  A marriage license may be obtained Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at any one of the following offices of the Clerk of the Circuit Court:

  RECORDING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
  315 Court Street, Room 150
  Clearwater, Florida 33756
  Telephone: (727) 464-4876
  
  ST. PETERSBURG BRANCH OFFICE
  545 First Avenue, North
  St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
  Telephone: (727) 582-7771
  
  NORTH COUNTY BRANCH OFFICE
  29582 U.S. 19 North
  Clearwater, Florida 33761
  Telephone: (727) 464-8710
  
  CLERK'S TYRONE BRANCH OFFICE
  1800 66th Street, North
  St. Petersburg, Florida 33710
  Telephone: (727) 582-7681
  

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