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How long is a marriage license valid in City of Boston?

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Direct answer

The license used in City of Boston is valid for 60 days. The 60 days run from the date the marriage intention is filed and signed — the appointment date — not from any later pickup. With the three-day wait, the usable window runs from day 3 to day 60.

Published rule and conditions

Marriage license validity
60 days

The 60 days run from the date the marriage intention is filed and signed — the appointment date — not from any later pickup. With the three-day wait, the usable window runs from day 3 to day 60.

Official requirement

Your marriage license expires 60 days from the date that you file and sign your marriage intention at the Registry Department on the day of your appointment.

Issuing office

City of Boston Registry Division (Registry: Birth, Death, and Marriage)

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Official sources for this answer

  • How to Get Married in BostonCity of Boston Registry Division - checked July 26, 2026

    To apply for a marriage license couples must apply together, make an appointment, and come to City Hall in person. A marriage license is only good to use between 3 and 60 days in Massachusetts from the date you applied. You also can't use the marriage license outside of Massachusetts. The Registry will issue your marriage license immediately. However, you cannot use it to get married for 3 days after your appointment. A $50 application fee. We take cash, a debit or credit card, or a money order made payable to the "City of Boston".

  • Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 207, Section 28: Certificate of intention of marriage; delivery; timeThe General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - checked July 26, 2026

    On or after the third day from the filing of notice of intention of marriage, except as otherwise provided, but not in any event later than sixty days after such filing, the clerk or registrar shall deliver to the parties a certificate signed by him.

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