Getting Married
SDCL § 25-1-10 — a license from the register of deeds for forty dollars, used within ninety days
A license comes from the register of deeds of any county, for forty dollars. Thirty dollars of it goes to the county's domestic abuse program fund.
Ninety days. The license is void unless the marriage is solemnized within ninety days after it is issued.
Both people have attained the age of eighteen when the license issues, unless a court order or notarized parental consent allows a minor at least sixteen years old to marry.
A justice, a judge, a magistrate, a mayor, or anyone a church authorizes may solemnize a marriage.
A particular marriage is a question for a licensed South Dakota attorney.
Sources for this section (5)
- SDCL § 25-1-9 — Age of consent to marriage; Exception
- SDCL § 25-1-10 — License required for marriage; Fee; Disposition of fees; Form; Certified copies; Fee
- SDCL § 25-1-24 — Time allowed after license for solemnization of marriage
- SDCL § 25-1-30 — Persons authorized to solemnize marriages
- SDCL § 25-1-13 — Marriage of minor; Court approval or parental consent; Age difference prohibition
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed South Dakota attorney.