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Missouri marriage records

Who holds it: County Recorder of Deeds issues marriage licenses and keeps the original marriage certificate; DHSS Bureau of Vital Records keeps a central marriage index since July 1, 1948 and issues only a Certified Statement Relating to Marriage.1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Missouri
  4. How Missouri handles it
  5. Marriage records in Missouri counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Certified copy fee

Recorder: $2 per certified copy of a marriage license/application (59.310.6(7); City of St. Louis $5 under 59.313) plus $7 state add-on (451.151.2)2

Statewide index

DHSS central registry of marriages since July 1, 1948 (statement only).3

How to search and order

Rules
License must be obtained before marriage; application signed in presence of recorder or deputy, or online with identity verification (online only if at least one applicant resides in that county); license void after 30 days; common-law marriages are void.1

More details

State verification
Certified Statement Relating to Marriage from DHSS (names of both spouses, date of marriage, county) - $15; marriages reported since July 1, 1948; restricted to immediate family/tangible interest.4
Divorce records: who holds it
Circuit Clerk of the county where the dissolution decree was granted (certified copy of decree).4
Older records: vital record indexes
Death certificates 1910-1975 (free images); pre-1910 birth & death records database; birth records only through DHSS.5

How Missouri handles it

  • Marriage licenses are issued by the county recorder of deeds (not a county clerk or court).1

Marriage records in Missouri 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
Greene CountyRecorder of Deeds6—Certified copy fee: $9.00 certified copy, in person, by mail or by phone7
Jackson CountyJackson County Recorder of Deeds8——
St. Charles CountyRecorder of Deeds11Search910Certified copy fee: $9.00 certified copy12
St. Louis CityRecorder of Deeds and Vital Records Registrar13—Certified copy fee: $14 per certified copy (1931 to present)14
St. Louis CountySt. Louis County Department of Revenue, Recorder of Deeds15——

For any other county, see the county list on the Missouri 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 Missouri 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 Missouri: Missouri 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. RSMo 451.040 Marriage license requiredMissouri Revisor of Statutes (Missouri General Assembly)checked November 4, 2026
  2. RSMo 451.151 Additional fee for marriage license or certified copiesMissouri Revisor of Statutes (Missouri General Assembly)checked November 4, 2026
  3. Vital RecordsMissouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  4. Order a Copy of a Vital RecordMissouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1975Missouri State Archives, Office of the Secretary of Statechecked November 4, 2026
  6. Recorder's OfficeGreene County, Missourichecked November 7, 2026
  7. Marriage LicensesGreene County, Missourichecked November 7, 2026
  8. Recorder of DeedsJackson County, Missourichecked November 4, 2026
  9. Marriage LicensesSt. Charles Countychecked November 4, 2026
  10. Marriage Licenses | St Charles County, MO - Official WebsiteSt. Charles County, MOchecked November 8, 2026
  11. Recorder of DeedsSt. Charles Countychecked November 4, 2026
  12. Recorder of Deeds Fee ScheduleSt. Charles County Recorder of Deedschecked November 4, 2026
  13. St. Louis City, MO: Recorder of Deeds and Vital Records RegistrarCity of St. Louis (stlouis-mo.gov)checked November 8, 2026
  14. St. Louis City, MO: Recorder of Deeds: MarriageRecorder of Deeds, City of St. Louischecked November 8, 2026
  15. Recorder of DeedsSt. Louis County Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026