NOTICE: The Justice of the Peace Court Precinct 1 Place 2 will accept applications for FORMAL MARRIAGE LICENSES ONLY. The following applications must be processed at the Dallas County Clerk office located at 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75202.
- Application for an Informal Marriage Certificate
- Applications with a Twogether in Texas Certificate
- Applications with an Absent Applicant Affidavit
Marriage License Schedule for JP 1-2
| Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | 30 minute intervals |
New Laws Affecting Marriage Licenses:
| Texas Family Code § 2.201 | Expiration of License | If a marriage ceremony has not been conducted before the 90th day after the date the license is issued, the marriage license expires. |
| Texas Family Code § 2.202 | Who can perform a marriage ceremony | Family Code is amended as follows: (a) the following persons are authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony: a retired judge of a municipal court and a retired judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state. |
| Texas Family Code § 2.006 & 2.007 | Absent Applicant Affidavit | All applicants must be present for the ceremony unless: (a) the absent applicant is a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in another country in support of combat or another military operation; and unable to attend the ceremony. All other applicants will have to be present for the ceremony. |
| Texas Family Code § 2.010 | HIV & AIDS information; Posting on Internet | The DSHS shall prepare and make available to the public on its internet web site information about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/info/edmat.shtm |
How to Apply for a Marriage License
- Marriage license applications must be completed on-line. Once you’ve completed the application, you will be provided with an order number to book your appointment. Please make note of this order number, because you will need this number during the scheduling of your appointment.
Acceptable Forms of Identification
For additional resources, visit the County Clerk’s marriage site - here.
