What are the requirements for getting a marriage license in Dallas County?
To obtain your marriage license both you and your soon-to-be spouse need to appear together at the local county clerk’s office. You’ll fill out the application, submit proof of identity and age, and then take the oath printed on the back of the application and sign before the county clerk.
The location of the downtown office is below, and you can find the other 3 locations listed here.
Dallas County Clerk’s Office
Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm St., Ste. 2100A
Dallas, TX 75270
Accepted forms of identification:
Driver's license or identification card issued by this state or another state;
United States passport;
A current passport issued by a foreign country;
An original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a Bureau of Vital Statistics for a state or a foreign government (printed within the last 10 years). Must present a valid form of government-issued ID; or
Military ID card
Please note that forms of identification cannot be mutilated(Ex. torn, taped together, or laminated).
While your marriage license has to be completed and returned to the same county where you applied, your ceremony can take place in any Texas county.
Is there a cost to apply for our marriage license?
Yes, there is a fee of $81.00 for the marriage license and the downtown office accepts payment in the form of Visa, MasterCard, Discover, cash or money order. Money orders can be made payable to John F. Warren, Dallas County Clerk.
Will the marriage license expire?
Your marriage license will be valid for 90 days from the issue date that appears on the license (the issue date will be the third day following application - so you will have to wait for 72-hours before your officiant can perform your elopement ceremony). Once the certificate is signed by you, your spouse, a witness, and your officiant, it can be mailed back to the Dallas County Clerk who will then validate the marriage license and issue you your formal certificate or marriage.
