💍 Get a Marriage License

Get a Marriage License in Phelps County, NE

Here's what to expect at the County Clerk — fees, what to bring, and where to go.

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Nebraska Marriage License — Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-110

Issued by the Phelps County Clerk · the same fee in every county

$50.00licence · certified copy of the marriage record $16.00 each, extra

“County clerks shall receive a fee of fifty dollars for the entire proceedings of issuing a marriage license, administering the related oaths or affirmations, and recording a marriage certificate. An additional fee of sixteen dollars shall be made for each certified copy of a marriage record on file in the office of the county clerk” (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-110). A licence “shall be obtained from a county clerk in the State of Nebraska” (§ 42-104) — any county clerk.

The fee went up on July 18, 2026

LB596 raised the licence from $25 to $50 and the certified copy from $9 to $16, effective July 18, 2026. A county page that still shows $25 was written before then — the statute's figure is the one that applies. LB596 ↗

No waiting period · valid one year · two witnesses at the ceremony

No waiting period appears in the marriage statutes. A marriage is recognized only if the licence was “used within one year from the date of issuance” (§ 42-104). At the ceremony “there shall be at least two witnesses, besides the minister or magistrate present at the ceremony” (§ 42-109). Both parties must be at least seventeen (§ 42-102), and a party under nineteen — a minor in Nebraska — needs “the written consent under oath” of a parent or guardian (§ 42-105).

📞Ask the Clerk before you go: (308) 995-4469

📋Office Information

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Not printed: street address (only a PO box is published).

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Phone

(308) 995-4469

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Hours

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

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Mailing Address

PO Box 404, Holdrege, NE 68949

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Fax

(308) 205-8245

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clerk@phelpscone.org

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Official Website

County Clerk page · phelpscounty.ne.gov ↗

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County Seat

Holdrege

Where this came from

Street address: Clerk page lists only a PO box under "Address"; the home page gives 715 5th Ave as the courthouse address, not the office's.

Call or check the county website for the County Clerk's office address and hours.

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Based on available public records

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

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