MARRIAGE LAWS
Age requirement 18 (16 w/parental consent)
under 21 requires birth certificate
Waiting Period: none
Blood Test: none
Cost: $50
License valid for 60 days and is valid in any area in the state of North Carolina

Other:
If either applicant is divorced, a divorce decree is required. A social security card or other proof of social security number (tax return, pay stub, etc ...) is required. A picture ID is required. There must be two witnesses at any marriage ceremony, whether it is civil or religious. After the marriage ceremony, whoever performs the ceremony is required to give the couple a marriage certificate. This certificate includes the couples' names and addresses, the date of the marriage, the county that issues the marriage license, and the date of the license. The minister or magistrate must sign the license, then return it to the register of deeds who issues the license. This is the official record of the ceremony.

OUTER BANKS REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICES

Dare Register of Deeds
Dare County Government Center
926 Marshall Collins Drive
Manteo, NC 27954, 252 473-3438
Hours: 8:30 - 4:30, M-F

Currituck County (Corolla, Pine Island area)
Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 71
Currituck, NC 27929
(252) 232-3297
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM

Hyde County (Ocracoke)
Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 294
Swanquarter, NC 27885
(252) 926-4198
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM

There are no justices of the peace in North Carolina. Magistrates may be contacted in Dare County at (252) 473-2010, in Currituck County at (252) 232-3297 or for Ocracoke Island, call (252) 926-4198.

If an applicant does not have a social security number, they need to contact a notary public. The notary public will file a special affidavit that will officially state the reason(s) why a social security number does not exist and allow the applicant to get their marriage license.

TOWN OFFICES (for special permits and policies):