Coos County Marriage License Records
Marriage licenses are issued by the Coos County Clerk, not the Circuit Court. The clerk page lists Julie A. Brecke as Coos County Clerk and directs court-related issues, including divorce, probate, civil, criminal, juvenile, small claims, and traffic, to State Courts. Marriage, domestic partnership, recording, and dog-license questions go to recording@co.coos.or.us or 541-396-7600.
The county marriage license page links applicants to the Coos online marriage application. The process starts online, but both applicants must still appear at the clerk's office to sign and pay. If applicants lack computer access, they may use office computers. The online application is retained for 90 days; unpurchased applications are deleted after that period and applicants must reapply.
The image below comes from the Coos County marriage license page, the county source for license fees, hours, waiting period, and waiver details.
Use the county marriage license page before visiting because the clerk publishes narrow license hours and cash-payment rules.
Apply for a Coos County Marriage License
Oregon applicants must be age 18. Applicants cannot be first cousins or nearer kin. Blood tests and medical exams are not required. If either applicant was previously married, the exact divorce date is needed, and a license can be issued one day after the final divorce date. A Coos County license may be purchased in the county and used anywhere in Oregon, but it cannot be used outside Oregon.
- Complete the online marriage application and fill out all required fields.
- Click Finish so the application is ready before the office visit.
- Both applicants appear at the County Clerk's office with valid ID.
- Pay the required cash fee and request any approved waiting-period waiver before issuance.
- After the ceremony, the officiant mails the license back to the clerk in the provided envelope.
- After return and filing, the clerk mails one certified copy.
The image below comes from the Coos online marriage application, the county's official application-start channel.
The online application is a start step, not a fully remote license. Both applicants must still appear in person.
Coos County Marriage Application Fields
The application inventory from the county process is practical rather than decorative: complete every required field online, bring ID, and be ready to give prior divorce details when they apply. The later form fields are not fully visible without moving through the application, so the table stays with the requirements the county publishes.
| Field / Requirement | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language | Choice | No | English or Espanol. |
| Applicant information | Web form | Yes | The application says all fields must be completed. |
| Valid ID | In-person document | Yes | Both applicants must appear. |
| Prior divorce date | Date / text | Conditional | Exact date needed if previously married. |
| Finish | Button | Yes | Completes application before office visit. |
| Cash payment | In-person payment | Yes | $60 cash; waiver is $25 if approved. |
Coos County Marriage Fees
Marriage license fees are county clerk fees. Divorce copy fees are court-copy fees. Keep them separate when budgeting for a license, a certified marriage copy, or a certified divorce judgment.
The County Clerk's general office hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a lunch closure from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Marriage license hours are narrower, so a couple should not rely on the broader office schedule for license issuance. Recording, marriage, domestic partnership, and dog-license questions use the recording desk rather than the court clerk.
| Item | Amount / Note |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $60 cash, non-refundable, includes one certified copy and a decorative certificate |
| Waiting-period waiver | $25 additional; prior County Clerk approval required |
| Additional certified marriage copy | $7.75 |
| Court regular paper copy | $0.25 per page plus $3 per case regular-copy request |
| Court certified copy | $5 plus per-page copy charge |
| Court exemplified copy | $10 plus per-page copy charge |
Coos County Marriage Rules
Coos County marriage license hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., with no exceptions listed in the research. The license has a three-day waiting period from purchase before use, unless a waiver is purchased under special circumstances with prior clerk approval. Once effective, the license is valid for 60 days. The county states there are no extensions or refunds once issued.
Waiver requests go to coosclerk@co.coos.or.us. General application questions go to 541-396-7600 or recording@co.coos.or.us. These contacts are for license processing and county clerk records. They are not the divorce court record channel.
After the ceremony, the license must return to the clerk before the marriage record is complete. The county process says the officiant mails the license to the clerk in the provided envelope. Once the license is filed, the clerk mails one certified copy. Additional certified copies use the county marriage-copy fee rather than the court copy fee schedule.
Find Coos County Divorce Records
Divorce records are Circuit Court records. The County Clerk page expressly tells users to contact State Courts for divorce issues. Search divorce cases through the Oregon Judicial Department's records search or OJCIN, then request certified copies through OJD records request channels or the court counter. The court can provide regular, certified, electronically certified, or exemplified copies when the document is public and the request is specific enough.
A useful divorce record request identifies the parties, case number if known, filing county, and exact document needed, such as a judgment of dissolution. Protected personal information, children, domestic violence or VAWA concerns, sealed materials, financial identifiers, and restricted filings may limit access. A public case result is not a guarantee that every document in the family case file is public.
OJD records request rules make specificity matter. The court may respond within 5 court business days, but some requests take 10 or more court business days to complete. If the court asks for payment or more information and the requester does not respond within 60 court business days, the request is closed. Certified divorce copies should be requested by document name, not just by asking for a divorce record.
Oregon divorce, separation, and annulment forms are statewide OJD self-help resources, but completed Coos County divorce case records remain with the court where the case was filed. Search results may show the case exists while financial, parenting, protected-address, or child-related documents remain partly restricted. Certified copies for legal use should come from the court, not from a third-party search result.
For marriage, probate, and family-record boundary questions, the Coos County Probate Division of Circuit Court page may help when a family matter intersects with guardianship, conservatorship, or estate records.
Identity and Privacy Records
Some life-event records connect to identity changes, driver records, and state privacy rules. The image below comes from Oregon DMV2U, the state portal used for online DMV services and driving-record ordering.
DMV2U does not hold marriage licenses or divorce judgments, but it can become relevant after a legal name or driver-record update.
The image below comes from ORS chapter 802, which governs Oregon DMV record privacy and disclosure rules.
ORS chapter 802 is not the marriage record law. It matters only when a separate DMV record request is part of the user's next step.
Note: The research did not identify a separate state vital-records office channel for Coos County marriage or divorce certificates beyond the county clerk and court channels summarized here.