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Birth, Death & Marriage Fees

 

Application for Birth Certificate

Birth Certificates 
 If Born Outside The County, Only Short Form Is Available 
  
CC Fees LGC, Sec. 118.015(a), TAC, Sec. 181.22, HSC Sec. 191.0045 
 $20.20 
Vital Statistics Fee HSC, Sec.191.0045
  $1.80
Vital Statistics Preservation Fee HSC, Sec. 191.0045(h) 
  $1.00
  Total $23.00

 


Application for Death Certificate

 

Death Certificates 
 
CC Fees LGC, Sec. 118.015(a), TAC, Sec. 181.22(b)(s), HSC Sec. 191.0045 
 $20.00 
Vital Statistics Fee HSC, Sec.191.0045 (h)
  $1.00
  Total $21.00
Each Additional Copy Ordered at the Same Time       HSC, Sec. 191.0045 
  $4.00

 


 

Informal Marriage License- Common Law
    
License Fee (ML/CC $12.50)(ML/ST $12.50) LGC, Sec. 118.011(a)(8) 
 $25.00 
CC Records Management Fee 
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(b)(2)
 $10.00
CC Records Archive Fee LGC, Sec. 118.011(f)
 $10.00
Courthouse Security Fee LGC, Sec. 291.008(d)
  $1.00
Vital Statistics Preservation Fee 
 HSC, Sec. 191.0045(h)
  $1.00
  Total $47.00

 


 

Marriage License "Without" Texas Premarital Education Certificate
    
License Fee (ML/CC $30.00)(ML/ST $20.00)(ML/FTF/ST $10.00)
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(a)(7) 
 $60.00 
CC Records Management Fee 
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(b)(2)
 $10.00
CC Records Archive Fee
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(f)
 $10.00
Courthouse Security Fee
 LGC, Sec. 291.008(d)
  $1.00
Vital Statistics Preservation Fee 
 HSC, Sec. 191.0045(h)
  $1.00
  Total
 $82.00


*72 Hour waiting period from date of application before the license can be used.
**If a Marriage Ceremony has not been conducted before the 91st Day, after the date the license is issued, the license expired and a new one must be purchased, Texas FC, Sec 1, (a) Sec. 1.81


Marriage License "With" Texas Premarital Education Certificate
    
License Fee
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(a)(7) 
 WAIVED 
CC Records Management Fee 
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(b)(2)
 $10.00
CC Records Archive Fee
 LGC, Sec. 118.011(f)
 $10.00
Courthouse Security Fee
 LGC, Sec. 291.008(d)
  $1.00
Vital Statistics Preservation Fee 
 HSC, Sec. 191.0045(h)
  $1.00
  Total
 $22.00


*72 Hour waiting period is "WAIVED"
**If a Marriage Ceremony has not been conducted before the 91st Day, after the date the license is issued, the license expired and a new one must be purchased, Texas FC, Sec 1, (a) Sec. 1.81

Affidavit of Absent Applicant for Marriage License

Certified Copy Of Marriage License 
    
Clerk's Certification Fee LGC, Sec. 118.011(a)(3) 
 $5.00 
Fee Per Page LGC, Sec. 118.011(a)(4) $1.00
Vital Statistics Preservation Fee HSC, Sec. 191.0045(h) $1.00
  Total $7.00


**No plain copies can be made of any Vital Records, they must all be certified copies only