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Marriage Laws:
Age requirement 18 (16 w/parental consent)
under 21 requires birth certificate
Waiting Period: none
Blood Test: none
Cost: $50
License valid for 60 days and is valid in any
area in the state of North Carolina
Other:
If either applicant is divorced, a divorce decree
is required. A social security card or other
proof of social security number (tax return,
pay stub, etc ...) is required. A picture ID is
required. There must be two witnesses at any
marriage ceremony, whether it is civil or
religious. After the marriage ceremony,
whoever performs the ceremony is required to
give the couple a marriage certificate. This
certificate includes the couples' names and
addresses, the date of the marriage, the
county that issues the marriage license, and
the date of the license. The minister or
magistrate must sign the license, then return it
to the register of deeds who issues the
license. This is the official record of the
ceremony.
Dare County Contact:
Dare Register of Deeds
Dare County Government Center
926 Marshall Collins Drive
Manteo, NC 27954, 252 473-3438
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30, M-F
Currituck County Contact: (Corolla, Pine
Island area)
Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 71
Currituck, NC 27929
(252) 232-3297
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM
Hyde County Contact: (Ocracoke)
Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 294
Swanquarter, NC 27885
(252) 926-4198
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM
There are no justices of the peace in North
Carolina. Magistrates may be contacted in
Dare County at (252) 473-2010, in Currituck
County at (252) 232-3297 or for Ocracoke
Island, call (252) 926-4198.
If an applicant does not have a social security
number, they need to contact a notary public.
The notary public will file a special affidavit
that will officially state the reason(s) why a
social security number does not exist and
allow the applicant to get their marriage
license.