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Certified copy of a marriage license

• The full name of both parties
• The date of the marriage
• The place of marriage
• A money order, certified check or in-state personal check, in the amount of $2.50 per EACH copy, made payable to the "Circuit Court Clerk" 
• A self-addressed stamped envelope.

• ​License is issued by the Circuit Court Clerk of any city o​r county in the State of Virginia.
• Out-of-state-residents may apply at any Clerk's Office throughout the State.
• The Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk's Office is located at the, Building 10B, 3rd Floor.  ( must enter through Building 10 )
• The Virginia Beach Circuit Court Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30am until 4:00pm. Please arrive by 3:30pm to allow time to issue the marriage license​.
• No blood tests or witnesses are required.
• The license must be used within 60 days of the date of issue or it will expire.
• Both parties must be present to obtain a marriage license.
• The Clerk's Office requires some form of identification from each person, such as a driver's license, military I.D., or a passport​.
• The fee for the license is $30.00.  We accept Cash or Credit Card for payment, however there is a fee of $2.00 when using a Credit Card.
• For divorced persons, there is no statutory waiting period before remarriage after the divorce is final unless remarriage is specifically prohibited by a Court. A copy of the divorce decree is not required when applying for a license.​​

• ​A marriage between an ancestor and descendant, or between a brother and a sister, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood or by adoption; (Virginia Code Section 20-38.1)
• A marriage between an uncle and a niece or between an aunt and a nephew, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood; (Virginia Code Section 20-38.1)
• When either of the parties lacks capacity to consent to the marriage because of mental incapacity or infirmity; (Virginia Code Section 20-43)
• Bigamous marriage; (Virginia Code Section 20-43)