MarriageLicenseCheck.com

Cass County exact answer

What is the marriage license age requirement in Cass County?

This answer belongs to the issuing office and task named above. It does not substitute a statewide summary or infer a rule the office does not publish.

Direct answer

In Cass County, both applicants must be at least 18 years old. State law sets 16 as the absolute floor: no license may be issued below that age, whatever consent is offered.

Published rule and conditions

Marriage license age requirements
Both applicants must be at least 18 years old.

State law sets 16 as the absolute floor: no license may be issued below that age, whatever consent is offered.

Official requirement

To obtain a marriage license you must be at least 18 years of age.

Issuing office

Cass County Finance Office

Open the issuing office

Official sources for this answer

  • Marriage LicensesCass County Finance Office - checked July 30, 2026

    To obtain a marriage license you must be at least 18 years of age. Both parties must bring identification that proves their date of birth. Some examples are a driver's license, passport, or a certified copy of a birth certificate. The fee for the marriage license is $65.00. Payment may be made by cash, check or credit card. In the state of North Dakota there is no waiting period after you apply for the license before the marriage may take place. The license must be used within 60 days and may be used anywhere in North Dakota. By obtaining a marriage license it permits you to be legally married, however you are not legally married until you have had some sort of a ceremony with an officiant and two witnesses.

  • North Dakota Century Code Chapter 14-03 — Marriage ContractNorth Dakota Legislative Branch - checked July 30, 2026

    14-03-10: A person may not solemnize any marriage until the parties to the marriage produce a license regularly issued not more than sixty days before the date of the marriage by: 1. A recorder serving the county in which either of the contracting parties resides or is temporarily domiciled, unless the board of county commissioners designates a different official; 2. A recorder serving the county in which a parent of either of the parties resides or is temporarily domiciled ...; or 3. A recorder serving the county in which the marriage is to be solemnized ... 14-03-09: Marriages may be solemnized at any location within the state. 14-03-02: If a person is sixteen to eighteen years of age, a marriage license may not be issued without the consent of the parents or guardian, if there are any. A marriage license may not be issued to any person below the age of sixteen. 14-03-20: Every certificate of marriage must contain the full name of each party before and after the marriage and be signed by two witnesses to the marriage in addition to the signature of the person who solemnized the marriage.

Answer boundary

MarriageLicenseCheck is an independent reference, not the issuing office or legal advice. Applicant facts, timing, prior marriages, and document type can change the result. The official office decides what it will accept.

Open the complete Cass County guide - Browse exact answers - Report a correction