How to get a certified copy of a marriage certificate in Maine
CDC places 1892-1922 records at Maine State Archives and earlier records with the municipality of the event. Additional copies ordered together are $6. The request needs identification, a written request, a self-addressed stamped envelope and, where applicable, proof of lineage or direct and legitimate interest. CDC source for Maine.
The contact recorded by CDC for Maine is Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 11 State House Station 220 Capitol Street Augusta, ME 04333-0011. Its charge for the service described in the directory is $15.00. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $6.00 each..
| Field | CDC Where to Write | Current official evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention 11 State House Station 220 Capitol Street Augusta, ME 04333-0011 | Uncollected. Official office |
| Service charge | $15.00. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $6.00 each. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Years held or service coverage | State office physically houses records since 1923. Records from 1892-1922 housed at the Maine State Archives. For earlier records, write to the municipality where the event occurred. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $6.00 each. | Uncollected. Official office |
| Ordering route | CDC entry | Uncollected. Official office |
Getting a marriage license in Maine
Official Maine issuing office information gives Municipal clerk or State Registrar of Vital Statistics, following the residence-based intention-filing rules. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Official Maine fee information gives $40 municipal charge for recording intentions and issuing the license. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
Official Maine issued-license validity information gives 90 days from the filing of intentions. Official source (checked 2026-11-11).
For current information about the unverified waiting period, contact the Maine official office.
Searching Maine marriage records
Marriage-record search availability is unverified here as of 2026-11-11. Ask the Maine official records office for its current options.
Common-law marriage and community property
| Source scope | State entry |
|---|---|
| SSA common-law digest | Not recognized. 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 |
Under the SSA digest effective 2023-05-30, Maine has this common-law entry. Not recognized. Its scope is the agency's benefit decisions. The property status for Maine follows IRS Publication 555, which addresses married taxpayers' domicile and federal taxation.
The numbers
| Measure | State | US or reporting-area benchmark |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage rate | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Divorce rate | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, men | 30.5 | 30.8 |
| ACS median first-marriage age, women | 28.0 | 28.8 |
The 2024 CDC table puts Maine at 6.9 marriages per 1,000 residents, above the national 6.3. The numerator follows marriages performed in Maine, including visiting couples.
For 2024, Maine's published divorce rate of 2.5 per 1,000 residents is above the reporting-area 2.3.
The Maine first-marriage age estimates in ACS 2024 are 30.5 for men and 28.0 for women. The corresponding Maine margins of error are 1.0 and 1.1 years, with 2.5 years between the two medians.
The Maine medians rank 25th for men and 27th for women among states and DC, from oldest to youngest. Its male median is below the US 30.8, with the Maine female median below the nationwide 28.8.
Maine and Las Vegas
The 2025 Las Vegas mailing-address total for Maine was 71 licenses. The Maine rank among states and DC was 48th. Follow the Las Vegas data for the available trend and the county-source definitions.
The recent Las Vegas total for Maine mailing addresses is 397 over 2021 to 2025, a 0.11% countywide share. The Maine annual history reaches its maximum of 124 in 2007. Other Maine checkpoints are 70 in 2019 and 85 in 2024, before the latest 71.
Maine has a latest-year Las Vegas change of 16.47% as the count fell from 2024. Its current volume is 1.43% above 2019 and 42.74% below the annual maximum for Maine.
The Las Vegas history for Maine shows 124 licenses in 2007, 82 licenses in 2008, 115 licenses in 2009, 106 licenses in 2010, 95 licenses in 2011, 79 licenses in 2012, 86 licenses in 2013, 78 licenses in 2014. County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Maine shows 68 licenses in 2015, 69 licenses in 2016, 82 licenses in 2017, 54 licenses in 2018, 70 licenses in 2019, 37 licenses in 2020, 72 licenses in 2021, 93 licenses in 2022 (through 22 December). County sources and coverage.
The Las Vegas history for Maine shows 76 licenses in 2023, 85 licenses in 2024, 71 licenses in 2025. County sources and coverage.
For Maine couples with Clark County licenses, the Nevada ordering guide covers the $20 certified certificate and the officiant's 10-calendar-day filing deadline. It links the Clerk's mailed, in-person and online instructions for purchasing the filed record.