NEBRASKA

• Applicants must both apply in person with proper ID and must provide city and state where parents were born.
• No blood test is necessary.
• The cost is $15, payable by cash, money order or cashier’s check in Douglas and Sarpy Counties; payable by cash or personal check in Lancaster County.
• The legal age is 19; parental consent is needed for ages 17 or 18.
• No one under the age of 17 can be married in the state of Nebraska.
• Your marriage license is good for one year from the date of issue. If not used, you must re-apply.
• There is no waiting period after your license is issued before you can get married. Marriage licenses are issued by each county courthouse. The license is valid throughout Nebraska.

Douglas County
1819 Farnam St., Room H08,
Omaha; 402-444-6080

Sarpy County
1210 Golden Gate Drive, Suite 1118,
Papillion; 402-593-2114

Lancaster County
555 S. 10th St., Room 108, Lincoln;
402-441-8448 or 402-441-7481

IOWA

• Applicants must both apply in person with proper ID and a witness who is at least age 18 with proper ID.
• No blood test is necessary.
• The cost is $35, payable by cash, money order or cashier’s check.
• The legal age is 18; if 16 or 17, parental consent plus judge’s signature is necessary.
• Applicants have six months to pick up the license. Once picked up, the license is good indefinitely.
• There is a three-business-day waiting period to obtain a license. Marriage licenses are issued by each of the county courthouses. The license is valid throughout Iowa.

Pottawattamie County
227 S. Sixth St., Council Bluffs
712-328-5612