A license application, the visit to collect the license, the ceremony and the filed marriage certificate are separate parts of the process described by the Clark County Clerk. Start with the official license requirements, checked on 2026-11-11. It does not assess anyone's legal eligibility.
Check the requirements before making an application
The Clerk's requirements page sets the ordinary minimum age at 18, requires government-issued identification showing name and age, and says applicants must not already be married. It also gives the relationship restriction and a limited court-order route for eligible minors. Read those requirements directly if an exception or a previous legal issue applies. A statistical count of licenses cannot establish that an individual application will be accepted.
The same requirements page says there is no waiting period or blood-test requirement. Those statements concern obtaining and using a license. They do not reserve a venue or a ceremony appointment. The Clerk's step-by-step page describes civil marriage services as a separate booking. Check the official page before you travel or pay, using the check date above as a reference.
Use the identification checklist
The accepted identification list includes driver licenses, passports and other specified government documents. The Clark County Clerk requires the original identification document with a recent, clear photograph. The names on the marriage documents follow the identification presented. If a full middle name is wanted on the paperwork, the Clerk explains that the identification needs to show it in that form.
That page also gives a route for asking a supervisor about identification outside the normal list. Its foreign-birth-certificate translation instructions apply when the office has advised using that document. Do not treat a generic travel checklist as approval of a particular substitute. The official instructions are the place to check the required translation declaration, signature and notarization.
Complete the application, then collect the license
Follow the application link on the Clerk's steps page. It says the submitted application remains in the system for a year. That is the retention period for the application, and this guide does not turn it into a statement about the validity of an issued license. The page tells applicants to bring the confirmation number, valid government identification and payment when collecting the paperwork.
The application tips explain how to enter current marital status and the number of this marriage. They also cover a missing exact date for a previous divorce, annulment or bereavement, and how to enter parents' names. Read those instructions while completing the form. The Clerk says corrections can be made at the office when obtaining the license, so check the details together before the documents are issued.
Ordinarily, both applicants must appear together in person. The Clerk's exception section links to its hospitalized and incarcerated applicant instructions. A normal online application is not itself permission to collect a license for an absent partner. Use the applicable official route for a special circumstance and ask the office for guidance where the published instructions do not answer it.
Where, when and what it costs
The downtown Marriage License Bureau is at 201 E. Clark Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89101. Its published hours start at 8 a.m. and run to midnight every day, including holidays. The locations page, checked on 2026-11-11, lists the services at each office. It specifically distinguishes the bureau from counters that sell certificates but do not issue licenses.
The Clerk's steps say no appointment is needed for the bureau license visit. The separate Office of Civil Marriages uses appointments. Do not use a bureau opening-hours line as the ceremony schedule. If using a satellite office, consult the specific location entry for its days, hours and payment options.
The fee schedule lists $102 for the license. It also lists a card-processing charge of 2% plus $1.25. Payment methods can differ between offices. Read the card charge and license fee together on the Clark County Clerk's current schedule.
Keep the certificate stage in the plan
The official steps say the officiant files the marriage certificate within 10 calendar days after the ceremony. Certified proof is a subsequent document purchase. Our certificate and records guide follows that part of the process and explains the official record-search link.
The data pages use license issue dates throughout. The Las Vegas overview and the latest full-year page can show when the bureau issued licenses, but those historical counts are not appointments, availability forecasts or waiting-time promises. The method sets out the exact limits of that statistical record.