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Marriage

To obtain a marriage license only, select "Schedule a Marriage License Appointment" to book an appointment and complete the application.

For couples who would like a ceremony performed at our office, select "Schedule a Marriage Ceremony." This appointment and application includes both the marriage license and ceremony, so two appointments are not needed.

Services

Frequently Asked Questions

You may obtain a certified copy of your own marriage license in any of the following ways:

Option 1: Visit Our Office

2001 South State Street, Suite S2 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Walk into our office Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding County and Federal holidays. You will need to provide your identification.

Option 2: Order by Telephone

Call our office, 385-468-7300, to place an order over the telephone.

If you reach our voicemail, please leave a message. A member of our staff will return your call within 24 hours (Monday through Friday).

Option 3: Order by Email

To request a copy of your marriage license by email, please fill out a Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) request and email it to mpclerk@saltlakecounty.gov

A member of our staff will contact you within 24 hours (Monday through Friday).

Requesting a Copy of Someone Else's Marriage License

If you are requesting a certified copy of someone else's marriage license, you must complete a Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) Request Form.

You may submit a GRAMA request:

  • In person at our office
  • By emailing your request to mpclerk@saltlakecounty.gov

Our staff will review your request and contact you if additional information is needed.

Costs: $5.00 per certified copy and $3.00 shipping within the United States. Payment types: Cash, check, credit card (Visa, AMEX, MasterCard, or Discover card).

According to Utah Code Title 30, Marriages may be solemnized by the following persons only:

  • Ministers, rabbis, or priests of any religious denomination who are:
    • In regular communion with any religious society; and
    • 18 years of age or older
  • Native American spiritual advisors
  • The governor
  • The lieutenant governor
  • The state attorney general
  • The state treasurer
  • The state auditor
  • Mayors of municipalities or county executives
  • A justice, judge, or commissioner of a court of record
  • A judge of a court not of record of the state
  • Judges or magistrates of the United States
  • The county clerk of any county in the state, or the county clerk's designee
  • A senator or representative of the Utah Legislature
  • A member of the state's congressional delegation
  • A judge or magistrate who holds office in Utah when retired, under rules set by the Supreme Court.

DESIGNEE (A couple can select a person to be authorized to perform their wedding ceremony.)

Utah Code Title 30 allows for a County Clerk Designee to solemnize marriages. This option can be utilized to have someone authorized by the County Clerk to officiate at a single marriage ceremony within the State of Utah.

If you would like to be appointed as a one-time designee to perform a single marriage ceremony, please complete the One-Time Designee Form after the couple has purchased their marriage license and email it, along with a copy of your valid government-issued photo ID, to mpclerk@saltlakecounty.gov.  

Once we have reviewed your documents, our office will issue authorization for you to perform the marriage ceremony. Authorization must be received before the ceremony is performed.

For more information on a designees and wedding ceremonies, email or call the Marriage Division.

Marriage Division

385-468-7300

Judge Randy B. Birch

435-671-2555

301 S Main Street
Heber City, Utah 84032

By Appointment Only
Performs in Spanish

Judge Augustus G. Chin

801-273-9731

4580 South 2300 East
Holladay, Utah 84117

By Appointment Only
Performs in Spanish

Judge Shauna Graves-Robertson

385-468-8200

2001 S. State Street , Ste S4-200
Salt Lake City, Utah 84190

By Appointment Only

Judge Ronald Kunz

801-256-2290

8040 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, Utah 84088

By Appointment Only

Judge Sydney Magid

801-535-6437
801-891-3337

333 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

By Appointment Only

Judge George F. Vo-Duc

801-503-7144

7505 South Holden St.
Midvale, Utah 84047

By Appointment Only

Judge Scott Mickelson

Bluffdale Justice Court

14400 South 2222 West
Bluffdale, Utah 84065

By Appointment Only

Judge Jeanne Robison

801-535-6443

333 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

By Appointment Only

Judge Ronald C. Wolthuis

801-567-1216

655 W. Center St.
Midvale, Utah 84047

By Appointment Only

Judge Joanne Rigby

Senior Justice Court Judge

801-263-7877

By Appointment Only

What is the Salt Lake County Mutual Commitment Registry?

This registry creates a way for Salt Lake County to recognize relationships of mutual commitment, support, and caring. Governmental entities, employers and businesses can readily access and use the registry, if they choose to do so, to determine eligibility for benefits.

General Information Regarding the Mutual Commitment Registry:

What you need to file a Declaration of Mutual Commitment

  1. Two individuals, 18 years of age or older
  2. Please bring ID when you come into the office to file your Declaration.
  3. You must bring with you two of the following four types of documentation:
    1. A joint loan obligation, mortgage, lease or joint ownership of real property or a vehicle
    2. A life insurance policy, retirement benefits account, or will or trust of one declarant designating the other declarant as beneficiary thereto, or will or trust of one declarant which designates the other declarant as executor or successor trustee
    3. A mutually granted power of attorney for purposes of healthcare or financial management
    4. Proof showing that one declarant is authorized to sign for purposes of the other declarant's bank or credit account
  4. The declarants must share a primary residence.
  5. You will need to complete the Declaration form.
  6. If you have previously filed a Declaration, it must be six months since you also filed a notice of termination for that mutual commitment.
  7. The filing fee is $30 and can be paid with Visa, Mastercard or AMEX.
  8. Upon the filing of the Declaration and payment of the fee, you will be issued 2 certified copies of the completed Declaration.

When to file an Amended Declaration of Mutual Commitment

If you move or change your mailing address, please update your Declaration of Mutual Commitment. An amendment form is available in the Clerk's Office. There is no fee for filing an amended Declaration.

Notice of Termination of Mutual Commitment

  1. One or both declarants must sign the Notice. If only one declarant signs, he/she must affirm that they sent a copy of the notice to the other party.
  2. No fee is charged. If the declarant(s) would like certified copies of the notice, a certified copy will be issued to each party.

Use of Mutual Commitment Registry

Salt Lake County Ordinance, Chapter 2.10, sets forth the uses for the Mutual Commitment Registry. Those uses include:

All facilities owned or operated by the County and services provided by the County shall allow those listed on the Mutual Commitment Registry, and his or her children, to be included in any rights and privileges accorded a spouse and children for purposes of use and access to County facilities and services.

The Mutual Commitment Registry may be made available to County offices and departments, other governmental entities, private businesses, and non-profit entities, and other associations to verify the status of persons listed on the Registry.

Individuals requesting a marriage license who are 16 or 17 years of age

(Note: The age difference between both parties to the marriage must be less than four years.)

  • Must provide a certified birth certificate and have parental or legal guardian consent to be married.
  • The parent or legal guardian must give sworn consent in-person at the time of application and must have proper identification.
  • Must provide a certified birth certificate and have parental consent to be married.
  • They must obtain written authorization from a judge of the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction in the county where either party to the marriage resides or a court commissioner as permitted by rule of the Judicial Council.
  • The judge or court commissioner shall require that both parties to the marriage complete premarital counseling. This requirement may be waived if premarital counseling is not reasonably available.
  • If the parents of the minor are divorced, consent shall be given by the parent having legal custody of the minor as evidenced by an oath of affirmation to the clerk.
  • If the parents of the minor are divorced and have been awarded joint custody of the minor, consent shall be given by the parent having physical custody of the minor the majority of the time as evidenced by an oath of affirmation to the clerk.
  • If the minor is not in the custody of a parent, the legal guardian shall provide the consent and provide proof of guardianship by court order as well as an oath of affirmation.

First cousins may marry if they are 65 years of age or older. If they are between 55 and 64 years of age, the district court in the county where they reside must find that either person is incapable of reproduction in order for them to be married.

Qualifications

Any persons related to each other within and not including the fifth degree of consanguinity, except for cousins as stated above, may not be married.