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For more information or to schedule a wedding ceremony with the County Clerk, please contact the Recording Division at 503-655-8551 or recording@clackamas.us.
Fill out the online application
Enter all your information in the online application. Enter all information accurately. Make sure that information pulled from your birth certificates (full legal name at birth, birthplace, parent's names, dates, etc. ) matches exactly the information on your birth certificates.
Schedule an appointment with the Recording Division
Schedule your appointment online.
Appointments are available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Visit the Recording Division
At your appointment time, visit the County Clerk's Recording Division located at 1710 Red Soils Court, Oregon City, OR 97045 map
Both parties must appear together to complete the process.
Please bring:
- Valid government-issued picture identification
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age; persons 17 years of age may get a marriage license with a signed consent form from either parent or guardian. Parent or guardian must be present when the license is purchased.
- Birth Record (requested). Information required on the application can be found on birth record(s) and may prove helpful.
Pay the nonrefundable fee
Pay the nonrefundable fee in debit or credit card, cash, certified check or money order. Note: No personal checks are accepted. The fee is $60.
The Recording Division will issue you a physical marriage license
The Recording Division will issue you a physical marriage license; however, it will not be effective for three days. You may request that we waive the three-day waiting period if you wish. The waiver fee is an additional $15 payable in debit or credit card, cash, certified check or money order.
The Recording Division will also provide you with a commemorative Marriage Certificate. This certificate is unofficial and not acceptable as proof of your marriage.
Provide the marriage license to your officiant
After the license becomes effective, you have 60 days to have a ceremony performed anywhere in Oregon. You will provide the marriage license to your officiant, who will return it signed back to the Clackamas County Recording Division. This period is not extendable; if the 60-day limit is exceeded, a new license must be purchased.
Request a certified copy
Congratulations! You got married!
To get a certified copy of your marriage license, write an informal letter including both parties names before and after the marriage, with the date of the marriage, phone number and the return address.
Fees for certified copies — debit or credit card, cash, or check only
| # of copies | price |
|---|---|
| 1 | $7.75 |
| 2 | 11.75 |
| 3 | 15.75 |
| 4 | 19.75 |
| 5 | 23.75 |
It is $7.75 for 1 certified copy of your marriage license and $4.00 for each additional after that.
Please make your check payable to Clackamas County Clerk.
Mail to:
Clackamas County Clerk Recording Division
1710 Red Soils Court, Suite 110
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Keep in Mind
The commemorative Marriage Certificate, given to you at the time your license is issued, will be completed by the official performing the marriage. This certificate is unofficial and not acceptable as proof of your marriage. The official record is the marriage license. A certified copy of the official license will be required for proof of marriage. You may purchase a certified copy of the official record through the office of the Clackamas County Clerk Recording Division or through the Oregon Center for Health Statistics.
Certified Copies will be available after the marriage has been performed and the license has been returned to the County Clerk Recording Division for recording. Requests must be in writing or in person. Written requests should include the names of the parties as they appear on the license, the date of the wedding, the name and address to where the copy is to be returned. Copy fees must be submitted with the request. The fee will be $7.75 for the first page plus 25¢ for each additional page. Additional copies, per request, will be charged $4 for the first page plus 25¢ for each additional page. Make the check payable to Clackamas County Clerk.