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

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Direct answer

In Marion County, the ceremony may be solemnized by a member of the clergy of a religious organisation, a judge, a mayor within the mayor's county, a city or town clerk or clerk-treasurer within a county containing that city or town, a clerk of the circuit court, the governor, the lieutenant governor, a member of the general assembly, or in accordance with the rules of the Friends Church, the German Baptists, the Bahai faith, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or by an imam of a masjid. The Clerk publishes no officiant registration process.

Published rule and conditions

Officiant and ceremony rule
The ceremony may be solemnized by a member of the clergy of a religious organisation, a judge, a mayor within the mayor's county, a city or town clerk or clerk-treasurer within a county containing that city or town, a clerk of the circuit court, the governor, the lieutenant governor, a member of the general assembly, or in accordance with the rules of the Friends Church, the German Baptists, the Bahai faith, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or by an imam of a masjid.

The Clerk publishes no officiant registration process.

Official requirement

Per IC 31-11-6-1- Persons authorized to solemnize marriages: (1) A member of the clergy of a religious organization (even if the cleric does not perform religious functions for an individual congregation), such as a minister of the gospel, a priest, a bishop, an archbishop, or a rabbi. (2) A judge. (3) A mayor, within the mayor's county.

Issuing office

Marion County Clerk's Office, Marriage License Division

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Official sources for this answer

  • Marriage LicensesMarion County Clerk's Office - checked July 26, 2026

    To obtain your marriage license, you must complete two steps. First, you will complete the online application. Second, you must come into the office to complete your application review and pay the application fee. Both applicants must present physical, unexpired identification documentation. A marriage license is valid for 60 days. The fee for Indiana residents is $25; out-of-state residents pay $65.

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