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Get a Marriage License in Kidder County, ND

No Kidder County page names the office that issues marriage licenses. By statute it is the County Recorder unless the county commission has designated another official — call the County Recorder to ask.

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North Dakota Marriage License

No Kidder County page names the office that issues it · N.D.C.C. 14-03-10

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up to $30.00 + $35.00the licence fee is capped at $30.00; the $35.00 is fixed

Two parts: a licence fee of up to $30.00 (N.D.C.C. 14-03-22(1) — a cap, which the county sets under) and a $35.00supplemental fee for the domestic violence prevention fund, collected “in addition to the license fee” (14-03-22(2)). Kidder County publishes no figure; every North Dakota county page we read that gives one says $65. Call to confirm before you go.

Which office issues it here

By statute the recorder issues marriage licences “unless the board of county commissioners designates a different official” (14-03-10), and twelve North Dakota counties have — to the Clerk of District Court, the Finance Office, the Tax Equalization Office, the Treasurer or the Auditor. No page of Kidder County's names which office it is, so call the County Recorder to ask before you go.

Where to apply, and how long it lasts

Apply in the county where either of you lives or is temporarily staying, where a parent of either of you lives, or where the ceremony will be. The licence must be issued no more than 60 days before the wedding (14-03-10), and the ceremony may be anywhere in North Dakota (14-03-09).

A ceremony at the courthouse, and copies afterwards

The recorder or designated official may marry you: $30.00during courthouse hours (14-03-22(3)). Certified copies of the marriage record come from the county that issued the licence, at a price the county sets — the Department of Health and Human Services notes “the fees may vary from county to county”.

📋Office Information

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Not printed: street address, phone, hours, website.

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Mailing Address

PO Box 66, Steele, ND 58482

Where this came from

Mailing address from the North Dakota Association of Counties' County Officials Directory, the Recorder's Office entry (undated), not from a page of the office's own.
Street address: the only source is the North Dakota courts' location page, which gives the courthouse's details for the court, not this office's, and was not checked against office pages, so it is not used.
Phone: the only source is the NDRIN county page, whose phone numbers were wrong in 3 of 17 counties checked against the recorders’ own pages, so it is not used.
Hours: the only source is the North Dakota courts' location page, which gives the courthouse's details for the court, not this office's, and was not checked against office pages, so it is not used.
Website: no Kidder County website could be read: the North Dakota Association of Counties lists none, and the one candidate host, www.co.kidder.nd.us, resolves but did not answer on 2026-09-25.

We could not confirm a phone number, address or website for the County Recorder's office.

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Based on available public records

This page shows the best information we have for Kidder County. Fees and hours may vary — call ahead to confirm before visiting.

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