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Can a minor apply for a marriage license in City of St. Louis?
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In City of St. Louis, no license may be issued to anyone under 18. Missouri law bars a recorder from issuing a marriage license to an applicant under eighteen, and provides no consent or court-order exception. This took effect on 28 August 2025 and replaced the earlier guardian-consent route.
Published rule and conditions
- Minor applicant rule
- No license may be issued to anyone under 18. Missouri law bars a recorder from issuing a marriage license to an applicant under eighteen, and provides no consent or court-order exception.
This took effect on 28 August 2025 and replaced the earlier guardian-consent route.
Official requirementNo recorder shall issue a license authorizing the marriage of any male or female under eighteen years of age.
Issuing office
City of St. Louis Recorder of Deeds, Marriage License Department
Official sources for this answer
- RSMo Section 451.090 — Issuance of license prohibited, when; proof of ageMissouri Revisor of Statutes - checked July 26, 2026
No recorder shall issue a license authorizing the marriage of any male or female under eighteen years of age. The recorder shall state in every license whether the parties applying for same are of age.
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