Getting a Marriage License in West Virginia

Apply to the clerk of the county commission in any West Virginia county, regardless of where you live. Both parties sign the application under oath before the clerk (or another person who can administer oaths), giving full names, Social Security numbers (or a visa or equivalent number for a legal alien without one), dates and places of birth and addresses. The clerk must see proof of age, such as a certified birth certificate, a voter registration certificate, a driver's license, or other good and sufficient evidence. The former waiting-period section has been repealed. The license fee is $55, reduced to $35 for couples who present a premarital education course completion certificate dated within one year.

The age of consent to marry is 18. The county clerk may issue a license to a 16- or 17-year-old only with valid written, acknowledged consent from the parent(s) or legal guardian(s), plus the minor's own signed affirmation that the marriage is voluntary and not coerced, and only if the other party is no more than four years older. Such a minor may seek an annulment without parental consent until turning 18. (Re-enacted in 2023.)