Get a Marriage License in Millard County, UT
Here's what to expect at the County Clerk — fees, what to bring, and where to go.
Utah marriage licenses are issued by the County Clerk, and there is no statewide price: Utah Code § 17-63-707 has each county's legislative body set the fee by ordinance and § 17-66-303 has the clerk collect it. Millard County publishes $40 — includes two certified copies; 2.5% card fee, $1.50 minimum. Read it on the county's own page ↗ Every Utah license also carries a mandatory $10for the Children's Legal Defense Account (§ 17-66-303(2)(b)), and you may add a further optional $10 for domestic-violence shelters (§ 17-66-303(2)(c)). There is no waiting period and no residency requirement. The license is valid for 32 days, can be used anywhere in Utah, and the officiant must return it to the issuing clerk within 30 days. Certified copies are about $6 each, and an optional $10 donation to domestic violence shelters may be added at purchase. Call (435) 743-6223 to confirm the exact fee before you go.
On identification: the statute requires verification, but names no document. Utah Code § 81-2-303(1)(g) requires the marriage-license application to establish that “the age, legal name, and identity of each applicant is verified”. It does not say how, and the word photo does not appear anywhere in Chapter 2. That is the floor the law sets, not the ceiling the counter sets: the County Clerk may still require a government-issued photo ID, and most do. Bring one — and call this office first to ask what it accepts.
Social Security numbers, with one exception. § 81-2-303(1)(b) asks for the social security numbers of both applicants unless an applicant has not been assigned a number. They are not recorded on the license and are not open to inspection as part of the vital statistics files (§ 81-2-303(4)(a)).
Nobody can apply on your behalf.§ 81-2-303(2): “A power of attorney may not be used to secure a marriage license on behalf of a party to a marriage.” But no section of Chapter 2 requires two adult applicants to appear in person — the phrase occurs once in the chapter, in the minor provision below. § 81-2-206 assumes some counties operate an online marriage application system, and § 81-2-303(5)(a)(ii) contemplates a party who will not be physically present in the state. Whether this county takes the application across a counter or online is its own practice, so ask before you drive.
Two witnesses — at the ceremony, not at the counter. § 81-2-302(4)(e) requires at least two individuals 18 years old or older to witness the declarations of intent and the pronouncement, and § 81-2-305(5)(a) has the officiant name two or more witnesses on the certificate returned to the clerk. You do not need them to collect the license. You do need them on the day you marry — a couple who arrives alone cannot be married that day.
If either of you is under 18, the rules change. § 81-2-304 requires a parent or legal guardian to consent in person, juvenile-court authorization, and that each applicant— and the consenting parent or guardian — appear in person before the County Clerk with legal documentation. This is the one place the chapter lists documents. For the minor's name and identity: an expired or current passport, a driver's license, a certificate of naturalization, a military identification, a state identification card, or a government employee identification card. For the birth date of each applicant, including an adult marrying a minor: a certified birth certificate, a report of a birth abroad, a certificate of naturalization, a certificate of citizenship, a passport, a driver's license, or a state identification card — four of those seven are not photo ID. Temporary or altered documents do not count (§ 81-2-304(1)(d)).
Recently divorced? Chapter 2 sets no waiting number and asks for no copy of the decree. § 81-2-403(1)(c) makes a marriage to anyone other than the former spouse void until the divorce decree becomes absoluteand, if an appeal is taken, until the decree is affirmed. Clerks commonly ask to see a certified copy anyway; that is the office's requirement, not the statute's.
Source: Utah Code Title 81 Chapter 2 ↗ · Chapter read in full 2026-09-16
Ask whether this county can take $20 off
Under Utah Code § 81-2-206 a county that operates an online marriage application system must reduce the license fee by $20 for applicants who certify they completed premarital counseling or education. The condition matters: a county without an online system does not owe the reduction. Utah County is one that does. Its clerk runs an online marriage application at clerk.utahcounty.gov and publishes the reduction on its own application guide — there the $20 is levied as a Utah Marriage Commission fee on online applications and waived for applicants who complete approved counseling or education, which is the same $20 arriving by a different route. Which other Utah counties operate such a system is still not established here, so ask this office before you pay. What you would need: at least three hours of premarital counseling or six hours of premarital education, finished no more than a year before and at least 14 days before the license is issued. It can come from an ordained minister or their trained designee, a licensed mental health professional, a certified family life educator, a family and consumer sciences educator, an approved curriculum instructor, or an online course approved by the Utah Marriage Commission. You are encouraged to attend together, but each of you may comply separately.
This page shows the best information we have for Millard County. Fees and hours may vary — call ahead to confirm before visiting.
Getting married somewhere else in Utah? See the Utah marriage license guide for statewide requirements and fees.