For instructions on how to make an appointment to apply for a marriage license, click on the link to the handout below:
Documentation needed for applicants born or naturalized in the US or territories:
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate for both parties. (If not in English, must also have a translated duly authorized copy.)
- Certificate of Naturalization by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Authority, in lieu of birth certificate.
- Social Security Number
- Valid & Unexpired Driver’s License or government issued identification card
- Proof of Termination of prior marriage. (Judgment of Divorce or Death Certificate)
Documentation needed for applicants not born in the US or territories:
- Certified copy of Birth Certificate for both parties. (If not in English, must also have a translated duly authorized copy)
- Valid unexpired Passport OR Valid unexpired Visa with I-94 Form attached.
- Proof of Termination of prior marriage (Judgment of Divorce or Death Certificate)
Application for a Marriage License must be sworn to and signed before a Deputy Clerk or Notary. Both parties do not have to be present for the license to be issued.
A Louisiana marriage license is valid in any parish in the State of Louisiana. After the ceremony the Marriage License is filed in the Clerk of Court office in which it was purchased.
Age Requirement - Applicants must be 18 years of age. Applicants 16 or 17 years of age must have judicial authorization and written consent of parent(s), Tutor or Legal guardian pursuant to CHC 1545. Applicants 16 and 17 years of age cannot marry someone three (3) years or more older then them. Marriage under the age of 16 is prohibited by law.
Time Requirement - Applicants must obtain the marriage license at least 24 hours (1 day) prior to the ceremony. This can be waived by a judge or justice of the peace authorized to perform the ceremony. The marriage license expires 30 days from date and time of issuance, if not used.
Covenant Marriage - To apply for a marriage license under the Covenant Marriage Act, the couple must comply with all of the above-stated requirements in addition to receiving premarital counseling and provide the original signed Declaration of Intent Form and the original signed Affidavit and Attestation Form. For a full description of the Covenant Marriage Act, please refer to the Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals’ website. Click Here.
Fee - The fee to obtain a marriage license is $33.00 payable by cash, check, money order or credit/debit card. This fee includes two certified copies of the marriage license, which will be forwarded to the couple’s correct mailing address once it is returned to us from the officiant.
PASSPORTS
APPLY FOR A PASSPORT
Apply for a Passport in our office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. Click here to easily complete and print your application form and to ensure you have everything required before you come to our office to apply.
Passport Fees - Click here to calculate your fees
- Check or money order payable to the US Dept. of State
Application Fee - $35.00
- Cash, check, money order or credit/debit card payable to Clerk of Court
Passport Photo - $15.00
- Cash, check, money order or credit/debit card payable to Clerk of Court
ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
Certification Of Election Commissioner Classes
If you are interested in becoming a Commissioner or Commissioner-In-Charge, please see our Message Board on the Home Page where we will post the dates and places of classes being held or call our office and we will provide you with information about training and examination for becoming a certified election commissioner.
Email Your Completed Election Commissioner Training Certificate to [email protected].
Election Commission Training and Examination
Commissioner in Charge Training and Examination
Please Click Here for more detailed information about receiving a notice for St. Mary Parish Jury Duty.
Once you have been selected for jury service, you will receive a juror packet in the mail, from the St. Mary Parish Sheriff. This will consist of your juror summons, an instruction sheet, a questionnaire, and a return envelope. Please complete the questionnaire and return it to the Sheriff’s Office in the return envelope.
If you are over 70 years of age and claiming exemption from jury duty, complete the section of the questionnaire under JURY DUTY EXEMPTION and provide verification of date of birth. No further communication from the presiding judge is necessary, as this is an automatic exemption.
If you have a hardship and would like to judge to consider excusing you from jury service, please provide as much information as you can and attach it to the questionnaire form (Examples: letter from your doctor of any medical problems, letter from your employer if there is a hardship with your job or travel arrangement that would coincide with your jury service). The judge is the only person that may grant you an excuse from jury service.
If you are given an excuse from jury service, the judge’s staff will notify you with a written notice.
You must come to Court unless you get a written excuse from the judge or a telephone communication from the judge granting you an excuse. You are required to call after 6:00 P. M. the day prior to your jury duty for a recorded message concerning your attendance.
PHONE: (337) 828-4238 OR (337) 828-4100 EXT 205
Please bring your summons with you to Court. Report to the 6th Floor of the St. Mary Parish Courthouse as instructed on the recorded message. The bailiffs will direct you to the correct courtroom.
NOTICE: NO CELL PHONES, I-PADS, RECORDING, OR OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICES OR CAMERAS ARE ALLOWED ON COURTROOM FLOOR.
PROPER DRESS IS REQUIRED. NO SHORTS OR TANK TOPS, DRESS APPROPRIATELY AND IN KEEPING WITH THE DIGNITY OF THE COURT.