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Obtaining Certified Copies of The Marriage Record
Marriage records of licenses purchased from King County government are maintained at the King County Recorder's Office.
- Certified copies of your marriage record can be obtained either in-person at the King County Recorder's Office in downtown Seattle or by sending a $3.00 check (payable to King County Records) along with both parties' application names and the date of the marriage to:
King County Marriage Records
King County Administration Building
500 - 4th Avenue, Room 311
Seattle, WA 98104
- Certified copies should be available approximately 10 business days from the date the marriage record was returned to King County. To confirm availability call (206) 296-1844.
- If you need certified copies immediately following your ceremony, return the Health Certificate of Marriage to the Marriage License Desk, Room 403 of the King County Administration Building, 5th & James, in downtown Seattle. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., except holidays.
- If you were married elsewhere according to the local laws and your license was duly recorded, obtain certified copies of your marriage license from the local registrar of the governing body where you were married, including a certified translation into English, if your license is in another language. You can record that document with the King County Recorder's Office: http://www.metrokc.gov/recelec/records/recorderServices.htm, but you are not required to do so.
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