Where should you apply for a marriage license?
If the bride or groom is a resident of New Jersey, the marriage license must be obtained from the Registrar of Vital Statistics in the municipality where he or she lives.

If she is a non-resident of New Jersey and the groom is a resident of New Jersey, the license must be obtained from the Registrar in the municipality in which the groom resides. (For marriage license purposes, soldiers are residents of the posts at which they are stationed.) A license issued under either of the preceding circumstances is good for use anywhere in New Jersey.

If both bride and groom are nonresidents of New Jersey, the license must be obtained from the Registrar of the municipality where the marriage is to be performed and is only good for use in that municipality.

A license may never be used outside of New Jersey and a license issued in another state may never be used in New Jersey.

Be sure to contact the Registrar at 201-664-2346, ext. 1005, well in advance of the wedding to find out on what days and during what hours the Registrar will be in the office. The license fee is $28.

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