How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Florida
For an unknown marriage date, CDC lists $2 for each additional year searched, up to a $50 maximum. Additional copies ordered together are $4 each. Its payment instructions name the Bureau of Vital Statistics as payee. A search without a match produces a certified no-record-found statement. CDC source for Florida.
CDC lists the Florida marriage-record contact as Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics P.O. Box 210 North 1217 Pearl Street Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042. The service charge in that entry is $5.00. The fee is $5.00 for the first year searched and includes one certification of the record. Additional copies are $4.00 each when requested at the same time. If the exact date of marriage is unknown and additional years need to be searched, a fee of $5.00 for the first year searched and $2.00 for each additional year (up to a maximum of $50.00) will be charged..
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics P.O. Box 210 North 1217 Pearl Street Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $5.00. The fee is $5.00 for the first year searched and includes one certification of the record. Additional copies are $4.00 each when requested at the same time. If the exact date of marriage is unknown and additional years need to be searched, a fee of $5.00 for the first year searched and $2.00 for each additional year (up to a maximum of $50.00) will be charged. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | The Bureau of Vital Statistics has records from June 6, 1927. The fee is $5.00 for the first year searched and includes one certification of the record. Additional copies are $4.00 each when requested at the same time. If no record is found, a certified “No Record Found” statement will be issued. If the exact date of marriage is unknown and additional years need to be searched, a fee of $5.00 for the first year searched and $2.00 for each additional year (up to a maximum of $50.00) will be charged. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Florida
The verified Florida license issuing office entry is County court judge or circuit court clerk. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
The verified Florida license waiting period entry is Three-day delay without a qualifying premarital course. The statute provides exceptions for nonresidents and hardship, and possible judicial waiver. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
The verified Florida license issued-license validity entry is 60 days after issuance. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
For the fee, which remain unverified here, contact the Florida official office.
Searching Florida marriage records
Ask the Florida official records office about marriage-record search options, which remain unverified here as of 2026-11-11.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Recognized before 01/02/1968. The elements of a common-law marriage were: • legal capacity to contract marriage, • mutual agreement of the parties to become husband and wife presently, and • consummation of the agreement by cohabitation. SSA GN 00305.075. Digest effective 2023-05-30, checked 2026-11-11 |
| IRS community-property list | Outside the listed community-property states IRS 555, checked 2026-11-11 |
For Florida, the Social Security state-law digest says Recognized before 01/02/1968. The elements of a common-law marriage were: • legal capacity to contract marriage, • mutual agreement of the parties to become husband and wife presently, and • consummation of the agreement by cohabitation. This is SSA benefit-program guidance, effective 2023-05-30. The IRS community-property entry applies to married taxpayers domiciled in Florida. Its federal-tax scope is set out in Publication 555.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 7.0 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.8 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 31.2 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 29.3 | 28.8 |
In 2024, Florida had 7.0 marriages per 1,000 residents, above the US 6.3. CDC counts marriages performed in Florida, including visiting couples.
Florida's divorce rate was 2.8 per 1,000 residents in 2024, above the reporting-area 2.3.
The 2024 ACS first-marriage medians for Florida are 31.2 years for men and 29.3 for women, with respective margins of error of 0.3 and 0.3 years. The male and female Florida medians are 1.9 years apart.
From oldest to youngest across states and DC, Florida ranks 13th for the male first-marriage median and 16th for the female median. Its male estimate is above the US 30.8, and the Florida female estimate is above the US 28.8.
Florida and Las Vegas
Couples with a Florida mailing address took out 2,147 Las Vegas marriage licenses in 2025, ranking fifth among states and DC. Florida Las Vegas data links to the available history. The method gives address and issue-date definitions.
Over 2021 to 2025, Florida mailing addresses appeared on 11,916 Las Vegas licenses, 3.17% of the countywide statistical-file total. The highest annual Florida count in the acquired history was 2,859 in 2007. The Florida 2025 figure of 2,147 compares with 2,365 in 2024 and 1,943 in 2019.
The latest Florida Las Vegas total fell 9.22% from 2024. It is 10.50% above the 2019 level and 24.90% below the series maximum for Florida.
Florida mailing addresses appeared on 2,859 licenses in 2007, 2,338 licenses in 2008, 2,181 licenses in 2009, 2,069 licenses in 2010, 1,947 licenses in 2011, 1,850 licenses in 2012, 1,647 licenses in 2013, 1,696 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
Florida mailing addresses appeared on 1,838 licenses in 2015, 1,996 licenses in 2016, 1,910 licenses in 2017, 2,009 licenses in 2018, 1,943 licenses in 2019, 1,642 licenses in 2020, 2,537 licenses in 2021, 2,427 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
Florida mailing addresses appeared on 2,440 licenses in 2023, 2,365 licenses in 2024, 2,147 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For a Florida couple with a Clark County license, the Nevada certificate guide links the Clerk's online, mailed and in-person ordering routes. Its officiant filing deadline is 10 calendar days after the ceremony, and a filed certified certificate costs $20.