Mail:  P.O. Box 3249, Tampa, FL  33601-3249

Email:  Contact us

Phone:  (813) 276-8100, Ext. 4366.  See wait times.

In person:  Downtown Tampa, Plant City, Brandon, Ruskin (Southshore).  See wait times.

Both parties must provide proof of the following:

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

• A valid driver's license, State 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 Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Complete an application form (provided on the internet or in the office).

• Note on the application how and when the previous marriage of both parties ended, if applicable.

Nonrefundable marriage license fee of $93.50.

• The fee is $61 for Florida residents who have completed a premarital preparation course with a qualified registered course provider. See list of registered course providers.

The following methods are acceptable :  cash, money order, traveler's check, credit card, or personal check.

Name and current address must be imprinted on personal checks and a photo ID is required.

Yes.  Both parties must sign the application form and take an oath to the truthfulness of the information provided.

No.  Blood tests are not required in Florida.

There is a three-day waiting period, unless Florida residents present a certificate of completion of a premarital preparation course from a qualified registered course provider or a signed statement attesting they have taken a premarital preparation course from a qualified registered course provider. Note: NON-Florida residents do not have a waiting period. See list of registered course providers.

Florida marriage licenses are valid for 60 days from the effective date. The marriage ceremony must be performed between the effective date and the expiration date on the license.

No.  A marriage license may be applied for and solemnized in any Florida county.  

All regularly ordained ministers of the gospel, elders in communion with a church, or other ordained clergy.

He/she is a minister who has been recognized in the manner required by the regulations of the respective denomination to perform marriage ceremonies.

All Florida judicial officers, including retired judicial officers.

Clerks of the Circuit Courts.

Public notaries of the State of Florida.

"Quakers" or "Friends," may perform marriages in the manner and form used or practiced in their societies.

Yes, if the captain is a notary and the ship is in Florida waters, which is within three geographic miles from the coastline at the time of the ceremony.

No.  Florida Statute 741.08 states that the party solemnizing the marriage shall require a properly issued license before performing the ceremony, and within 10 days after the ceremony, he shall make a certificate thereof the license, and shall transmit the same to the office of the county judge or clerk of the circuit court from which it issued.

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.

One certified copy of your marriage certificate will be mailed within 7 days after the officiator returns the license to Official Records to be recorded. There is no charge for one copy; however, additional certified copies are $3 each.

Yes.  Effective January 6, 2015, couples of the same gender can marry.

Florida law prohibits a person marrying anyone to whom they are related by lineal consanguinity. The nearest degree of relations who may legally marry in the state of Florida is first cousins.

No. There is no citizenship or resident requirement.

No.  The Clerk’s Office does not conduct vow renewal.  Speak to your clergyman, chaplain, or other advisor.

• Written consent of 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.

No. With or without parental permission, a marriage license to anyone under age 16 can only be issued by a county judge.

• Some historical marriage license records are available for viewing on the University of South Florida's website under "Special Collections."

• Indexes and images for marriage license records from 1972 forward are here.

• Other years are on microfilm and are available for viewing in Official Records.

Copies of marriage license records and indexes for Hillsborough County from 1846 forward are available for viewing and purchase at the Official Records Library, 419 Pierce Street, Room 140. There is no charge to view a document. 

If the copy will be used for legal purposes, a certified copy with a raised seal is required. The charge for a certified copy is $3 ($1 per page and $2 to certify the document). Make checks or money orders payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court.

• Provide both spouses’ names at the time of application (include the maiden name if applicable) and the date of marriage.

• Walk-in customers receive the document the same day

• Mail requests are processed within 4-6 business days

Copies may be requested by telephone at (813) 276-8100, ext. 4367, with a credit card.   An additional 3.5% fee is charged by the credit card processing vendor.

Telephone orders are processed within 2-3 business days

See Marriage License Fees for more information.