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Who can perform a marriage ceremony for a license from Pulaski County?

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In Pulaski County, a minister must have their credentials recorded with a county clerk's office in Arkansas before performing a ceremony. The Clerk's own office does not officiate, but publishes a contact list of Pulaski County Justices of the Peace who perform ceremonies for a fee. Arkansas also offers an optional covenant marriage: a couple declares that intent on the marriage license application and files a declaration of intent, with counseling attestation, with the office that issues the license. The Clerk publishes a Covenant Marriage Form alongside the application. Covenant marriage is an election made at application time, and it changes the grounds on which the marriage can later be dissolved.

Published rule and conditions

Officiant and ceremony rule
A minister must have their credentials recorded with a county clerk's office in Arkansas before performing a ceremony. The Clerk's own office does not officiate, but publishes a contact list of Pulaski County Justices of the Peace who perform ceremonies for a fee. Arkansas also offers an optional covenant marriage: a couple declares that intent on the marriage license application and files a declaration of intent, with counseling attestation, with the office that issues the license. The Clerk publishes a Covenant Marriage Form alongside the application.

Covenant marriage is an election made at application time, and it changes the grounds on which the marriage can later be dissolved.

Official requirement

Ministers performing marriages in the State of Arkansas must have their credentials recorded with a County Clerk’s Office in the State of Arkansas prior to performing a wedding ceremony. A few of the Pulaski County Justice of the Peace members officiate marriage ceremonies for a fee.

Issuing office

Pulaski Circuit/County Clerk — Marriage License Department

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Official sources for this answer

  • Marriage LicensePulaski Circuit/County Clerk - checked July 30, 2026

    The Marriage License Department, part of the County Records Department, is responsible for issuing and recording all marriages. Both applicants must be present and apply together to obtain a marriage license. No appointment is necessary. There is no waiting period for applications where all applicants are 18 or older. After the ceremony, the original marriage license must be returned to our office for recordation, whether used or unused, within sixty (60) days of issuance.

  • Arkansas Circuit Courts Judges' Benchbook — Domestic Relations DivisionArkansas Judiciary, Administrative Office of the Courts - checked July 30, 2026

    All persons contracting marriage in this state are required to first obtain a license from the clerk of the county court of some county in this state. Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-201. The license is required to be returned to the clerk within 60 days. Ark. Code Ann. § 9-11-218. There shall be a waiting period of five (5) business days for any marriage license issued under this subsection. The application for a marriage license and the declaration of intent shall be filed with the official who issues the marriage license.

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