Taylor County Clerk Larry G. Bevill 300 Oak Street, Suite 100 Abilene, TX 79602 Phone: 325-674-1202 Fax: On Request Email: bevill@taylorcountytexas.org Chief Deputy County Clerks    Melanie Ray       Mendy Wallace

You must be 18 years old.

Both applicants must be present at the time of issuance.

You need to bring an original State or Federal issued identification that shows your date of birth (drivers license, state ID, military ID, etc.) or a certified copy of your birth record. If your name has changed, the ID you present must state your correct legal name. You cannot tell us that your name is something different from the ID that you present to us. The license is only good for 30 days after the date of issuance.

We will ask you what your Social Security number and place of birth are, but you do not need to provide proof of these.

 

The license is $72.00 cash, credit / debit only.

 

The cost of the license can be reduced to $12.00 saving you $60.00 on the purchase of your license, as well as waiving the 72 hours.  To receive the discount you must attend a pre-marital class that meets state requirements.   For more information on this you can call the Texas Family Institute at 325-676-8963 or dial 211.  Click for Twogether in Texas Program Information

If you are divorced, your divorce must be final for over 30 days before getting a new marriage license (unless you are remarrying the same person you just divorced or your divorce was obtained in another state)

Once you obtain your marriage license there is a 72 hour waiting period before you can get married. If you are active duty military the waiting period is waived.

Texas does not require a blood test to be conducted on the marriage license applicants.

The license is only good for 30 days after the date of issuance.

If one or more of the applicants is not able to be present, an Affidavit of Absent Applicant for Marriage License must be completed and submitted at the time of the application for the Marriage License. If both applicants can not be present, then an Affidavit of Absent Applicant for Marriage License must be completed for each applicant. Like the Marriage License, the Affidavit is only good for 30 calendar days.

If one or more applicants will also be unable to attend the ceremony, the section on “Proxies” in the Affidavit of Absent Applicant for Marriage License must be completed. A Proxy must be 18 years old or older.

 

The applicant’s signature on the Affidavit must be notarized– NO Exceptions.

For a Certified Copy of a Marriage License the fee is $12.00 when requested by mail.  The cost is reduced when the request is made in person or when the requestor searches the records for the license.