Applying for a Marriage License
If you are to be married in Bureau County, you must apply
for a marriage license in the Bureau County Clerk's office.  

You must apply for the license at least one day ahead of your
marriage date. The license is valid for 60 days.

Both the bride and the groom need to appear in person at the County
Clerk's office.  We will need to see proof of age either a driver's license for
those 18 years and older or a birth certificate for those under 18 years of
age or for those born outside of the United States. If you are 16 or 17 years
of age, both parents must sign a consent form before applying for the
marriage license.

The fee for a marriage license is $35.00 which includes a
certified copy of the license being issued when it is filed with us
after the marriage date.

You may get married at the Courthouse in front of a Circuit Judge.
You will need to set up an appointment with the Judge. The Circuit
Court phone number to set up an appointment to be married is
815-879-3091.
Bureau
County
Clerk and
Recorder