Applications are received and Licenses issued, only during regular office hours.
Monday thru Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., except holidays

• Both parties must appear to make application
• If you apply in Cecil County you must be married in Cecil County
• There is a $30.00 CASH fee (fee varies from County to County)
• A license is not effective until 6:00 a.m. on the second calendar day after the license is issued.
• The license is issued the same day you apply, and it is valid for 6 months (you must be married within 6 months or the license will expire)

Information you will need to apply:

• Photo Identification
• Full names
• Physical, Permanent Address
• Age

Other information needed:

• State of Birth
• Social Security Number (mandatory)
• If you have ever been married before we need to know the County, State, Month, and Year for the last divorce or death of spouse with appropriate support documents.
• Whether the parties are related by blood or marriage
• Ages 18 thru 20 must have original birth certificate and photo id.

Marriage of Minors (under age 18)

• 16 or 17 years old must have the consent of a parent or guardian (Parent or guardian must be with the minor at the time of application) or have a certificate from a licensed physician or physician’s letterhead stating that the physician has examined the woman to be married (not just a blood test) and note the date of delivery or expected date of delivery, and it must be signed by the doctor.
• 15 years old must have the consent of a parent or guardian (parent or guardian must be with the minor at the time of the application) and have a certificate from a licensed physician on his letterhead stating that the physician has examined the woman to be married (not just a blood test) and found that she is pregnant or has given birth, the expected date of delivery or the date child was delivered, and must be signed by him.
• 14 years and younger may not marry.

• There is a $30.00 CASH fee paid at the time of the ceremony
• No appointment necessary
• Location - The ceremony will be performed in the Clerk’s Office Ceremony Room.

Certified Copies

Certified copies may be obtained from the Marriage License Department. You may also request a certified copy by mail. Mail your request to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, 129 East Main Street, Elkton, Maryland 21921. Please include in your request:

• Names of Bride and Groom (Bride’s name should be the name she used immediately before the marriage in question)
• Date of Marriage (Approximate year at minimum)
• A check or money order in the amount of $5.00 for each certified copy requested, payable to the Clerk of the Court.

For further information on obtaining a marriage license or questions about civil ceremonies, please call 410-996-5376.