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Alabama marriage records

Who holds it: County Judge of Probate (original record); copy to state Center for Health Statistics (statewide certificates from August 1936)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Who may order and what is restricted
  4. More details
  5. Related records in Alabama
  6. How Alabama handles it
  7. Marriage records in Alabama counties with a full guide
  8. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  9. Sources

Fee

$15.00 search fee incl. one certified copy (or certificate of failure to find); $6.00 each additional copy same order; $15.00 expedite1

How to search and order

How to order
By mail to Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery AL 36103-5625; in person at any county health department; online/phone via VitalChek (extra fees)1

Fees

Recording fee probate
Probate recording fee per § 12-19-90 item (32): $10.002

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Unrestricted: anyone may order1
Law
Ala. Code § 22-9A-21(e)3

More details

Recording deadline
Record with probate judge within 30 days of last signature4
Corrections
Corrections go through the probate court that recorded the marriage1
Divorce records: who holds it
Full case file: Circuit Clerk in the county of divorce. Divorce certificates: state Center for Health Statistics (from 1950); pre-1950 only at the circuit court5
Older records: old vital records
State birth and death filing began 1908; death records become public 25 years after death and birth records 125 years after birth, and may be made available for viewing in photographic, digital or other format under board rules3
Older records: pre state marriage
Marriages before August 1936: county probate office1

How Alabama handles it

  • No marriage licenses since Aug 29, 2019: couples file a notarized marriage certificate form with the Judge of Probate within 30 days; no ceremony required4

Marriage records in Alabama counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Baldwin CountyBaldwin County Probate Court7Search6—
Calhoun CountyCalhoun County Probate Court8—$104.00 to record; cash or check only9
Cullman CountyCullman County Probate Office11Search10—
Elmore CountyProbate Recording Department12—Record fee: $76.00 to record the Marriage Certificate form; cash, money order or credit card, no checks13
Etowah CountyEtowah County Probate Judge14——
Houston CountyHouston County Probate Court15—Recording of Marriage Certificate: $80; correction $80; 2.5% added for card payments16
Jefferson CountyJefferson County Probate Court, Land Records office18Search17$3.0019
Lauderdale CountyProbate Court20——
Lee CountyLee County Probate Court21—State fee: $15.00 search fee incl. one certified copy (or certificate of failure to find); $6.00 each additional copy same order; $15.00 expedite22
Limestone CountyLimestone County Probate Court23—Certified copy fee: $3.00 each24
Madison CountyMadison County Probate Court26Search25Certified copies $2.00 per copy27
Marshall CountyMarshall County Probate Court28——
Mobile CountyProbate Court of Mobile County29——
Shelby CountyJudge of Probate records Alabama marriage certificates (forms from ADPH)30——
St. Clair CountyProbate Office31——
Tuscaloosa CountyTuscaloosa County Judge of Probate - Probate Records & Recording32—Certified copy fee: Prior to 8-19-2019: $3.00 certificate, $4.00 certified license; on or after 8-19-2019: $4.00 certified33

For any other county, see the county list on the Alabama guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Alabama office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: marriage records in every state. Everything else in Alabama: Alabama public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Marriage CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Code of Alabama 1975 § 12-19-90: Judge of probate - schedule of feesAlabama Legislature (ALISON)checked November 4, 2026
  3. Code of Alabama 1975 § 22-9A-21: Disclosure of information from vital recordsAlabama Legislature (ALISON)checked November 4, 2026
  4. Code of Alabama 1975 § 30-1-9.1: Requirements for marriage (Act 2019-340)Alabama Legislature (ALISON)checked November 4, 2026
  5. Divorce CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  6. Open Baldwin (Online Public Records)Baldwin County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Probate OfficeBaldwin County Commissionarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  8. Calhoun County, Alabama home pageCalhoun County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Probate JudgeCalhoun County Probate Officechecked November 4, 2026
  10. Cullman County Online ServicesCullman Probate (Ingenuity, Inc. host)checked November 4, 2026
  11. Cullman County homeCullman County, Alabamachecked November 4, 2026
  12. Directory & FAQsElmore County Commissionchecked November 7, 2026
  13. Probate County RecordingElmore County Commissionchecked November 7, 2026
  14. Etowah County homeEtowah County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  15. Probate OfficeHouston County Probate Officechecked November 4, 2026
  16. Marriage CertificatesHouston County Probate Officechecked November 4, 2026
  17. Probate Court homeProbate Court of Jefferson County, Alabamachecked November 4, 2026
  18. Land RecordsProbate Court of Jefferson County, Alabamachecked November 4, 2026
  19. Marriage CertificatesProbate Court of Jefferson County, Alabamachecked November 4, 2026
  20. Probate OfficeLauderdale County, Alabamachecked November 7, 2026
  21. Lee County, ALLee County, Alabamachecked November 4, 2026
  22. Marriage CertificatesAlabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  23. Probate JudgeLimestone County Probate Judgechecked November 7, 2026
  24. Marriage CertificateLimestone County Probate Judgechecked November 7, 2026
  25. Recorded DocumentsMadison County, Alabamaarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  26. Probate JudgeMadison County, Alabamaarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  27. Marriage CertificateMadison County, Alabamaarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  28. Marshall County Alabama Online (home)Marshall County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  29. Other AgenciesMobile County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  30. Certified Copy of a Marriage CertificateShelby County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  31. Probate Office | St. Clair County, ALSt. Clair County, Alabamachecked November 7, 2026
  32. Tuscaloosa County home pageTuscaloosa County Commissionchecked November 4, 2026
  33. Tuscaloosa County Record and Recording FeesTuscaloosa County Probate Officechecked November 4, 2026