How to Obtain a Copy of a Marriage Certificate

Certified marriage certificates after May 1, 1913 are available only from the Office of Vital Statistics in Topeka.

To request marriage certificates you must:

• Be a person named on the certificate
• Be parents or immediate family named on the certificate
• Be a legal representative (information must be in writing)
• Be able to prove a direct interest (information must be in writing)

If you have been recently married, you should wait about three (3) weeks after you have returned the completed marriage license before your request.  This required form should have been provided to you when you received your marriage license.

To get a uncertified copy of a Marriage Certificate from 1857 to 1969, you may contact Johnson County Archives and Records Management at (913) 715-0400.