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Where can a marriage license from Yellowstone County be used?

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Direct answer

In Yellowstone County, valid for a ceremony in any county in Montana, not just Yellowstone County. Montana Code Annotated 40-1-201 puts the same rule in statute.

Published rule and conditions

Where the license is valid
Valid for a ceremony in any county in Montana, not just Yellowstone County.

Montana Code Annotated 40-1-201 puts the same rule in statute.

Official requirement

Montana Residents may obtain a marriage license in any county and get married in any Montana county.

Issuing office

Yellowstone County Clerk of District Court

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Official sources for this answer

  • District Court — Marriage LicenseYellowstone County Clerk of District Court - checked July 30, 2026

    $53.00 - payable by cash, money order, cashier's check, Visa, MasterCard or Discover. Note: If paying by credit or debit card 3% processing fee will be added to your transaction. ID – Driver's License, State ID or Passport. Montana Residents may obtain a marriage license in any county and get married in any Montana county. Marriage License is valid for 180 days from date of issuance to ceremony.

  • MCA 40-1-201. License applicationMontana Legislative Services Division — Montana Code Annotated 2025 - checked July 30, 2026

    (1) Parties may not be joined in marriage within this state until a license has been obtained for that purpose from a clerk of the district court. (2) A license authorizes a marriage ceremony to be performed in any county of this state. (3) If an applicant for a marriage license is a nonresident of the county where the license is to issue, the nonresident applicant's part of the application may be completed and sworn to or affirmed before the person authorized to accept license applications in the county and state in which the nonresident applicant resides.

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