To apply for a marriage license, the Bride and Groom must be at least eighteen years of age. The Bride or Groom need to appear in person at one of the following locations:
Duluth Virginia
County Recorder Virginia Courthouse
100 N 5th Ave W 300 South 5th Ave.
Room 101 Room 105
Duluth, MN 55802 Virginia, MN 55792
218-726-2559 218-749-0673
Hours: 8:00-4:00 Hours: 8:00-12:30
2:00-4:00
Hibbing Ely
Hibbing Courthouse Government Service Center
1810 12th Ave E 118 South 4th Ave E
Room 100 Ely, MN 55731
Hibbing, MN 55746 218-365-8200
218-262-0109
Hours: 8:00-11:30 Hours: 8:00-11:30
1:00-4:00 1:00-4:00
You may download a marriage application, complete and bring it to an office listed above for processing. Applications are also available for completion in any of the above offices. The license shall be valid for a period of six months in the State of Minnesota only.
Click here for a Marriage Application Form in Word format.
Click here for a Marriage Application Form in Adobe PDF format.
The processing fee is $110.00 without Premarital Education. With the proof of completion of 12 hours of Premarital Education, the fee is $40.00. The educator must be a licensed or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize marriages under Minnesota Statutes, or a person licensed to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota Statutes, Section 148B.33
Click here for a Premarital Education Statement in Word format.
Click here for a Premarital Education Statement in Adobe PDF format.
There is a five-day waiting period to obtain the actual marriage license. To obtain a waiver of the five-day waiting period, please call the local office. After the five- day waiting period, the marriage license may be obtained in person at the office where the application was processed, with the receipt. If the receipt is lost, the Bride or Groom may pick up the license with valid picture identification.
One certified copy of a marriage record is $9.00. Each additional copy purchased is $9.00.
Click here for a Marriage Certificate Request in Word format.
Click here for a Marriage Certificate Request form in Adobe PDF format.
For further information, please contact the local office.