How to Obtain a Marriage License in South Carolina
Bride and groom must appear together and file a written application. (The Application can not be picked up) This application contains the following information: Both persons seeking the contract of matrimony are legally entitled to marry together with the full name of the persons, their ages and places of residence. This is a sworn statement that must be signed by both contracting parties and notarized in the office of the Probate Judge in which the license is to be issued.
There is a twenty-four (24) hour waiting period after the application is made before the license can be picked up and the parties can be married.
Applicants eighteen (18) years old or older DO NOT NEED PARENTAL CONSENT. Applicants 18 years or older must present one piece of identification. Identification may be one of the following:
--A valid Driver's License
--Original birth certificate or certified copy of the birth certificate
--A valid SC Identification Card issued by the SC Highway Department
--Current Military Identification Card
--A current passport
A Social Security card is required for EACH applicant.
WITH PARENTAL CONSENT, applicants must be at least sixteen (16) years old to be eligible to receive a marriage license. Any applicant under the age of eighteen (18) years old must file an original birth certificate or a certified copy of the long form thereof, which becomes part of the permanent record of the application. The parent or legal guardian of the minor applicant must appear at the same time as the minor to present identification and sign a form consenting to the marriage.
NO BLOOD TEST IS REQUIRED
NO RESIDENCY IS REQUIRED
The filing cost for the marriage license varies in each county. Most accept cash only. No checks. Call and ask before going.
Only ministers of the Gospel or accepted Jewish rabbis and officers authorized to administer oaths such as notary publics in the State of South Carolina are authorized to administer a marriage ceremony in South Carolina.
A South Carolina marriage license is valid ONLY for marriages performed in South Carolina.
Expiration Dates on a SC Marriage License varies in each county.
Business Hours of each Probate Court-Marriage License Division varies in each county.
For all other information not answered above, please contact one of the Marriage License Division Offices to assist you.
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