Lane County Marriage License Office
Marriage licenses in Lane County are issued by Lane County Clerk / Deeds and Records, not by Lane County Circuit Court. The marriage and real property recording counter is at 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401. The office phone is 541-682-3654, and counter hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Elections remains at a separate county office, so marriage applicants should use the Deeds and Records location.
Lane County also says marriage licenses are available from Lane County Justice Court in Florence. That Florence option uses a paper form from the Florence Justice Court office, not the online application form. The choice matters for coastal applicants who may not want to travel to Eugene, but the license is still an Oregon marriage license once issued.
The Lane County Clerk page identifies the Deeds and Records office that handles marriage license work.
That county clerk channel is separate from the Circuit Court records channel used for divorce judgments.
Apply for Lane County Marriage License
The Lane County marriage license process is local, but the license may be used anywhere in Oregon. Lane County states that a license becomes effective three days after it is signed and is valid for 60 days beginning on the effective date. The waiting period can be waived when both parties are present, complete the waiver request, and pay the cash-only waiver fee along with the license fee. Once issued, the total license cost is non-refundable.
Applicants must give the required information for both people and each person must select a legal name after marriage. Lane County accepts checks, money orders, cash, credit cards, and debit cards for marriage license service. Checks and money orders should be payable to Lane County Deeds and Records. Card transactions have a bank convenience fee.
The Lane County marriage license page is the county's lead source for fees, validity, and the application route.
The license page is the source to check before choosing the Eugene counter or the Florence Justice Court paper process.
- Choose the Eugene Deeds and Records process or the Florence Justice Court paper process.
- Confirm counter hours before travel, especially the noon closure at the Eugene marriage and recording counter.
- Complete the application with required information for both applicants and post-marriage legal name choices.
- Pay the license fee and any cash-only waiting-period waiver fee if both parties request the waiver.
- Use the license anywhere in Oregon after the effective date unless the waiting period was waived.
- Make sure the officiant completes the ceremony section accurately and returns the license for registration.
- Order certified copies by phone or mail after the license has been recorded.
Lane County Marriage Application Fields
Research did not expose every field inside the online marriage application, so the field inventory is limited to the items visible in the official Lane County material. The key requirements are applicant identity information, legal names for both applicants, post-marriage name choices, payment, and any waiting-period waiver request. Florence applicants should expect a paper form from the Justice Court office rather than the online process.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant 1 legal name | Text | Yes | Required for each person applying. |
| Applicant 2 legal name | Text | Yes | Required for each person applying. |
| Post-marriage legal name selection | Text or choice | Yes | Each person must select a legal name after marriage. |
| Identification / applicant information | Text and ID review | Yes | Exact field list was not visible in inspected text. |
| Waiting-period waiver request | Form or choice | Conditional | Both parties must be present, and the waiver fee is cash only. |
| Payment type | Choice | Yes | Cash, check, money order, credit card, or debit card; card fee applies. |
Lane County Marriage Fees
Lane County publishes the main marriage license, certificate, copy, ceremony, replacement, and waiting-period waiver costs. These are marriage office fees, not divorce filing fees. The research did not include a Lane County divorce filing fee table, so certified divorce copy costs are listed under the Circuit Court copy rules instead of inventing a filing cost.
The Lane County license conditions page states payment methods, the card convenience fee, and the waiting-period waiver rule.
The waiting-period waiver is one of the few marriage license items with a cash-only rule in the research.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $60.00 |
| Decorative certificate, optional | $1.00 |
| First certified copy of marriage license | $7.75 |
| Each additional certified copy in same transaction | $4.00 |
| Civil ceremony | $117.00 |
| Replacement marriage license | $10.00 |
| Three-day waiting-period waiver | $10.00 cash only |
| Credit or debit card convenience fee | 3% bank convenience fee |
Certified Lane County Marriage Copies
Certified copies of Lane County marriage licenses are ordered from the county marriage office after the license has been recorded. Lane County says certified copies may be purchased by calling 541-682-3653 or by mail. A mail request uses the Request for Certified Copy of Marriage License and includes a check for the first copy and any additional copies in the same transaction. The Lane County Marriage Desk mailing address in the officiant instructions is 125 E 8th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401.
The officiant return is important because a license is not fully useful as a recorded marriage record until the ceremony section is completed and returned. Lane County's officiant instructions warn that completed ceremony sections must be complete and correct or registration may be delayed or unacceptable to the State of Oregon. Questions about the return go to the Marriage License section at 541-682-3653.
The certified marriage copy instructions give the phone and mail channels for Lane County marriage records.
Certified marriage copies come from the County Clerk channel, while divorce certified copies come from court records.
Find Lane County Divorce Records
Divorce records are not held by Lane County Clerk / Deeds and Records. Lane County's records directory is explicit that Circuit Court handles divorce records, dissolutions of marriage, annulments, separations, adoptions, and restraining orders. Public divorce case information may be searched through OJD Online Records Search when the case is public and not restricted. The free search may show case number, file date, status, parties, events, hearings, disposition, and financial information, but it does not provide public document downloads.
Certified divorce judgments or decrees are requested through Lane County Circuit Court Records / Court Archives, not the marriage license counter. The requester should provide the case number when known, or the parties' names and approximate start date when the case number is not known. Exact documents should be identified for copy requests. Court records cannot be requested by telephone, but Court Archives uses phone and email for questions and fee follow-up.
The Lane County records directory distinguishes county marriage records from Circuit Court divorce and family case records.
That routing distinction prevents marriage copy requests from being sent to the divorce records office, and divorce copy requests from being sent to Deeds and Records.
Certified Divorce Copy Channel
Lane County Circuit Court copy requests go through Court Archives. Public records may be viewed at courthouse terminals during normal court hours, with digital records generally available for cases started in 2014 or after. Older files, certified copies, exemplified copies, paper copies, digital copies, and audio records require the records request process. After review, the clerk emails the amount due, and payment must be made in full before processing.
Certified divorce copies follow the court copy fee schedule from the Lane County Circuit Court records research. A paper certified copy is $5.00 plus $0.25 per page. A digital certified copy emailed is $5.00 per request. Some agencies may require paper certification, so the receiving agency's rule should be checked before choosing a digital copy. For a broader case file, Lane County court records access rules also apply.
| Divorce Copy Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Standard paper court copy | $3.00 plus $0.25 per page |
| Certified paper court copy | $5.00 plus $0.25 per page |
| Exemplified paper court copy | $10.00 plus $0.25 per page |
| Digital document emailed | $3.00 per request |
| Digital certified copy emailed | $5.00 per request |
| Mailing | Actual mailing cost |
Note: Adoption records and some protected family matters are restricted, even when the same Circuit Court records office handles the file.