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Is there a marriage license waiting period in Sedgwick County?

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Direct answer

The published waiting period in Sedgwick County is 3 days. The three days run from the day the application is filed, not from issuance, and Kansas statute counts Sundays, holidays and days the clerk's office is closed. Do not plan on the three days alone: after they pass, the Clerk takes up to 10 more business days to create and email the license, and you cannot marry before the license is issued.

Published rule and conditions

Marriage license waiting period
3 days

The three days run from the day the application is filed, not from issuance, and Kansas statute counts Sundays, holidays and days the clerk's office is closed. Do not plan on the three days alone: after they pass, the Clerk takes up to 10 more business days to create and email the license, and you cannot marry before the license is issued.

Official requirement

When you apply for your Marriage License there will be a 3-Day waiting period before we can start working on your License.

Issuing office

Clerk of the District Court, 18th Judicial District of Kansas (Sedgwick County), Records Department

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Official sources for this answer

  • Records — Marriage License Information18th Judicial District Court of Kansas — Clerk of the District Court, Sedgwick County (Records Department) - checked July 30, 2026

    A marriage license is $85.50. You will also be charged a $2.14 fee if you pay by credit or debit card, or a $1.25 fee if you pay by electronic check. When you apply for your Marriage License there will be a 3-Day waiting period before we can start working on your License. Once those 3 days have passed, it can take up to 10 additional business days for us to create and email your Marriage License to you. Your marriage will require two witnesses over the age of 18, their names need to be PRINTED on your Marriage License.

  • K.S.A. 23-2505 — Issuance of marriage license; waiting period; emergency; expiration of licenseKansas Office of Revisor of Statutes - checked July 30, 2026

    No clerk or judge of the district court shall issue a marriage license before the third calendar day (Sunday, holidays, and days on which the office of the clerk of the court is not accessible included) following the date of the filing of the application therefor in such clerk's or judge's office except that in cases of emergency or extraordinary circumstances, a judge of the district court may upon proper showing being made, permit by order of the court the issuance of such marriage license without waiting three days. Every marriage license shall expire at the end of six months from the date of issuance if the marriage for which the license was issued does not take place within the six-month period of time.

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