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How can you pay the marriage license fee in Travis County?

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Direct answer

For Travis County, the published answer is Cash, Checks, Money orders, Cashier's checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. The Clerk publishes these as the Recording Division's payment options on the same page as the marriage license fee table, rather than singling out the license fee. A card transaction fee applies: $3 for transactions under $100, or 3% for transactions of $100 or more.

Published rule and conditions

Accepted payment methods
  • Cash
  • Checks
  • Money orders
  • Cashier's checks
  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • Discover
  • American Express

The Clerk publishes these as the Recording Division's payment options on the same page as the marriage license fee table, rather than singling out the license fee. A card transaction fee applies: $3 for transactions under $100, or 3% for transactions of $100 or more.

Official requirement

The County Clerk's Office accepts cash, checks, money orders, cashier's checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express credit cards.

Issuing office

Travis County Clerk's Office, Recording Division

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Official sources for this answer

  • Recording Fee Information - Travis County ClerkTravis County Clerk's Office - checked July 26, 2026

    Marriage Licenses and Copy: Formal Marriage License $80.00; Formal Marriage License with Certificate of Counseling $20.00; Formal HFZ Marriage (Hostile Fire Zone) No Charge; Declaration of Informal Marriage License $45.00; Certified Copy of Marriage License $6.00; Plain Copy of Marriage License $1.00; Duplicate Original Copy $12.50. The County Clerk's Office accepts cash, checks, money orders, cashier's checks, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express credit cards. There is a transaction fee when a credit card is used for payment: $3 charge for transactions less than $100 or a 3% charge for transactions of $100 or more.

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