Government fees, with their assumptions
The examples show marriage certificate and license or ID fees for a stated route. Your actual total can differ. Passport fees are separate and depend on eligibility. This cost study is a selection of examples. Our state guides list all states with supported plans.
Need the right starting document? Check which marriage record to request. Then check the prerequisites before planning the order.
Use the state reference to compare Social Security requirements, reviewed waiting periods, and vehicle guidance alongside these costs. Each state guide links the sources for its instructions.
$82
Assumes: Two Superior Court certified-copy benchmarks plus a standard credential correction.
Copies come from the Superior Court, so order exactly what you need.
$75
Assumes: Two public marriage-copy benchmarks plus a Class C driver license correction.
Confidential marriage licenses exist here. Only the couple can order copies.
$34
Assumes: State Bureau first-and-additional-copy route plus a standard replacement credential.
The tax collector issues your license, and the 30 day clock covers registration too.
Local
Assumes: Historical state-office illustration only; current marriage records and fees are controlled by the issuing county Probate Court.
Current marriage records and fees are controlled by the Probate Court in the county that issued the license.
$24
Assumes: Cook County first-and-additional-copy benchmark plus a corrected driver license.
Only the county clerk that issued the license can certify a copy.
$17
Assumes: Two certified-copy benchmarks plus a credential amendment.
A flat $4 in every county. No county roulette.
$54
Assumes: State Vital Records route plus a corrected credential.
Give Social Security 72 hours to post before your MVA appointment.
$65
Assumes: State in-person record route plus an RMV amendment.
$20 is the walk-in rate. Mail, phone and online orders all cost more.
$59
Assumes: State record first-and-additional-copy route plus a driver license correction.
Use the current Secretary of State document list for your credential and status; extra citizenship or legal-presence evidence is conditional.
$40.50
Assumes: St. Louis City copy benchmark plus a three-year Class F duplicate license.
The duplicate fee depends on your license term, 3 year or 6.
$48.50
Assumes: Clark County copy benchmark plus a noncommercial driver license.
The DMV wants the filed certificate, not the license you signed at the ceremony.
The receipt’s timing allowance is an estimate of when the Social Security update may appear, not a required minimum wait.
$38
Assumes: State OVS first-and-additional-copy route plus a corrected credential; municipal fees vary.
The $25 state OVS route includes the search; municipal issuing-office fees can differ.
$32.50
Assumes: Outside-NYC issuing-clerk copies plus an eligible Standard driver license change by mail.
NYC marriages use the City Clerk, on its own fee schedule.
$36.75
Assumes: Two statutory certified copies plus a duplicate credential.
One of the few states with a real deadline on the license.
$33
Assumes: Two statutory certified abstracts plus a driver license transaction; confirm recipient acceptance.
The $2 copy is an abstract. Confirm each agency accepts it.
$40
Assumes: Allegheny County copy benchmark plus the no-fee correction-only credential route.
A correction-only credential is free. Optional title replacement totals conflict in official sources: $67 or $72; confirm before paying.
$38
Assumes: Two state-office copies plus a first standard Class D duplicate.
Your first duplicate is $8. It rises to $12 after that.
$23
Assumes: Harris County one-page copy benchmark plus a replacement credential.
Texas requires an in-office credential update within 30 days; the certificate amount is a Harris County benchmark.
$50
Assumes: Two state vital-record copies plus a standard replacement driver license.
DMV outlets can issue the certificate too, with a small add-on.
$70
Assumes: State DOH record route plus a revised credential; recent records may use the county.
Very recent records start at the county auditor, not the state.
Passport fees are separate: qualifying DS-5504 corrections are $0 only when the passport was issued less than one year ago and the name change occurred less than one year ago; an eligible adult DS-82 passport book renewal is $130; and an adult DS-11 passport book is $165 including the acceptance fee. Check the State Department form guide.
This page uses two copies only as a consistent illustration. Your plan does not calculate copy quantities; confirm how many each recipient requires before ordering.
A qualifying DS-5504 correction is $0 only when the passport was issued less than one year ago and the name change also occurred less than one year ago. An eligible adult DS-82 passport book renewal is $130. An adult DS-11 passport book is $165 including the acceptance fee.
They do. Offices adjust fees, which is why every figure on this page carries its verified date and names its office.
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