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Online Marriage License Application
Now you can apply online and both parties will need to be present for signature to pick up license at the Auditor’s Recording Department.
Marriage License fee is $64.00 (cash or credit card accepted). You have an option to pre-pay $3.00 for a certified copy that will be automatically mailed to you.
WAITING PERIOD
There is a 3-day waiting period that begins the day you sign the marriage application and pay the marriage license fee. You may not get married during this waiting period. The marriage license is valid for 60 days following the 3-day waiting period.
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Marriage application hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. only
- A marriage license
can be obtained in Skagit County at the Skagit
County Auditor's Office.
- Marriage License fee is $64.00 (cash or credit card accepted). You have an option to pre-pay $3.00 for a certified copy that will be automatically mailed to you.
- Neither a witness
nor a blood test is required to obtain a marriage license.
To obtain a marriage
license:
- Complete the marriage
license application form (pdf) and affidavit (pdf). Both forms are also obtainable from the Auditor's Office.
- Both the bride-to-be
and groom-to-be must sign the completed affidavit.
- The signing must
be witnessed by a notary public or deputy auditor.
- Marriage License fee is $64.00 (cash or credit card accepted). You have an option to pre-pay $3.00 for a certified copy that will be automatically mailed to you.
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Online Marriage License Application
Now you can apply online and both parties will need to be present for signature to pick up license at the Auditor’s Recording Department. Marriage License fee is $64.00 (cash or credit card accepted). You have an option to pre-pay $3.00 for a certified copy that will be automatically mailed to you.
WAITING PERIOD
There is a 3-day waiting period that begins the day you sign the marriage application and pay the marriage license fee. You may not get married during this waiting period. The marriage license is valid for 60 days following the 3-day waiting period.
The license is not
valid until the third full day after the application is filed at the Auditor's
Office. For example, if the application is filed on Monday, the first
day it can be used is Thursday. Marriage Licenses are void if not solemnized
within 60 days of the valid date.
If you file your application
by mail, please mail it early enough to allow sufficient processing and
return mail time. Please also include a contact name, address and phone
number where you may be reached if necessary. PLEASE USE BLACK INK!
Legal age for both
bride and groom is 18 years old. If one of the applicants is 17 years
old, that applicant must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
The parent or legal guardian must sign the marriage application form,
granting consent to the marriage, and must have the authority to do so.
Legal guardians must provide either an original or certified copy of the
legal guardianship documents. An applicant under 17 years of age must
have the consent of a Superior Court Judge. Such consent is indicated
by a waiver, included with the marriage application, that is signed by
the Superior Court Judge.
Who is authorized
to perform marriages?
State law prescribes
who can marry. Under RCW 26.04.050, active and retired justices of the
supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior
courts, superior court commissioners, any regularly licensed or ordained
minister or any priest of any church or religious denomination, and judges
of courts of limited jurisdiction may perform marriages.
For more information
about marriage licenses please call (360) 416-1704 or email: scauditor@co.skagit.wa.us
Obtaining a copy
of a marriage license
Marriage Certificate: Certified copy request form
For more information about obtaining a copy of a marriage license
please call (360) 416-1704 or email: scauditor@co.skagit.wa.us
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