The Jackson County Clerk's Office

Jackson County Clerk's Office Marriage Licenses

(517) 788-4265

WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU WHEN APPLYING:
1. Picture identification IS required & must be presented at the time you apply showing your correct address. Both parties do not have to apply, but identification is required for the absent party if not a Jackson County resident.

2. Birth Certificates are NOT required, but contain all of the pertinent information you will need to provide for both parties, such as:

a. Birth dates & birth places
b. Parents’ full names, including mother’s maiden name & the state
where each parent was born.

IF YOU PLAN TO BE MARRIED IN MICHIGAN:
You must obtain your license in the County in which you reside. If one or both of you have a Jackson County address, you may apply at the Jackson County Clerk’s Office for your license. The fee is $20 and required at the time you apply. You can use it to be married anywhere in Michigan.

Applicants coming from out-of-state must apply for their license in the county in Michigan where the marriage is to take place. The fee for this in Jackson County is $30 payable at the time you apply.

WAITING PERIOD:
Michigan has a three (3) day waiting period. The following is a list of the pick up schedule:

IF YOU APPLY ON:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WED., THURS., or FRI.

PICK UP:
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
The following MONDAY

Marriage License Fee Table
Michigan Resident - $20.00
Out-of-State - $30.00

MARRIAGE LICENSES MUST BE USED WITHIN 30 DAYS!