A couple who intends to be married in Illinois must apply in person for a marriage license to any county clerk's office (List of county vital record Web sites or county clerk addresses) in the state. There is no residency requirement for out-of-state applicants. While applicants may apply for a license in any county, the license is only effective in the county where issued. Therefore, the marriage must take place in the county where you obtained your license.

Certified copies of marriage records are available from the county clerk in the county where the marriage occurred. (List of county vital records Web sites or county clerk addresses.) The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Division of Vital Records does not issue certified copies of marriage records. For a $5 fee, IDPH, Division of Vital Records can verify the facts of a marriage that has taken place from 1962 through the current index date available.

You and your fianc? must appear together in the Office of your City/Town Clerk. Typically no appointment is needed.

Both parties to the marriage must bring a driver's license, passport, birth certificate or other identification showing date of birth and identity.

You can get a marriage license in any city or town clerk's office anywhere within New York State and you can use this license to get married anywhere within the state. However, after you are married, your marriage record will remain in the office where you obtained your license.

There is a twenty-four (24) waiting period before you can use your marriage license although you will receive it on the spot. It will be date and time stamped. Your license DOES EXPIRE within sixty (60) days so you should never get a license more than sixty days before you intend on using it.

Copies of Birth Certificates and Marriage Licenses are obtained from the County Office Building at 1504 Third Avenue, Rock Island or by calling 786-4451. Is there an ordinance for..........? I would like to obtain a copy of a specific ordinance regarding ............. Call the office of the City Clerk at 732-2010. Or, if the Ordinance is in the Municipal Code Book, it can be accessed on this website.