Collin County marriage license: hours, fee and what to bring
Collin County in Texas takes marriage license applications at 2 offices listed on the county's pages, including McKinney, at 2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, Texas, 75071. Expect a $80 fee; the office is listed without an appointment rule on the pages we checked. Every listed office posts the same hours: Mon to Fri 8 am to 4 pm.
Open the issuing office's page (collincountytx.gov)
Office hours and address
Collin County lists 2 places to apply. Hours and rules can differ between them.
McKinney
2300 Bloomdale Rd., McKinney, Texas, 75071Phone: (972) 548-4185
| Mon to Fri | 8 am to 4 pm |
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Not listed: Saturday and Sunday.
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
Plano
900 E. Park Blvd., Plano, Texas, 75074Phone: (972) 881-3025
| Mon to Fri | 8 am to 4 pm |
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Not listed: Saturday and Sunday.
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
Fee and payment
The marriage license fee is $80, as posted by the issuing office.
| standard marriage license | $80.00 |
|---|
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
What to bring and who must come
Apply ahead online. The county links a pre-application: collintx.eforms.kofile.com.
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
Before you go, call about the differing ID and documents.
- driver's license, passport, military ID, identification card
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
- valid government issued photo identification, Social Security number
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
Confirm the rule on who must appear by phone; these pages disagree.
- One applicant may come alone in the cases the office lists, bringing a form or ID for the other. If either party cannot appear in person, the absent party must complete, sign, and have notarized an Affidavit of Absent Applicant for Marriage License; it must be presented within 90 days of signature.
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
- One applicant may come alone in the cases the office lists, bringing a form or ID for the other. An absent party may use a notarized Affidavit of Absent Applicant.
Source: collincountytx.gov, checked
Texas state rules
State-level rules, taken from the statute or the state vital-records page, sit apart from county practice.
- Waiting period
- 72 hours after the licence is issued Source: tcss.legis.texas.gov, checked
How Collin compares
At $80, the fee is lower than the median of $80.50 across 4 covered counties (Texas). 0 of 2 comparable covered counties list Saturday hours; Collin does not list one. Listed opening time adds up to about 40.0 hours across the week.
Nearby covered counties
Straight-line distances from the county center, not road miles. Some states accept applications from any county; others restrict it.
- Denton County, TX: about 31 mi, fee $81, no Saturday hours listed
- Harris County, TX: about 241 mi, fee $81, no Saturday hours listed
- Fort Bend County, TX: about 258 mi, fee $71, appointments or walk-ins, no Saturday hours listed
- Bexar County, TX: about 283 mi, fee $80, no Saturday hours listed
Call ahead before you go
Fees, hours and appointment rules change, and offices close for holidays and training days. We last checked these facts on . The office phone number on its page is (972) 548-4185. Confirm with the office, and if something here is out of date, report a change.