Licenses / Certificates

1. In person - it takes about 10 minutes and the cost is $10 per copy.  We will need to see ID. Learn more about Vital Records here.
2. By mail - fill out and download the Certified Copies application form in the Vital Records section, a check for $10 payable to Brattleboro Town Clerk, and a self-addressed stamped envelope to return the copy in.  We try to send the copy back out the same day we receive the request.
3. It is also possible to pay online with a credit card. See Vital Records.

If you are over 18, and any previous marriage was legally terminated over one year ago there is no documentation required.  Vermont does not require witnesses, a waiting period, or a blood test.  We prefer that both parties are present to issue the license, but state law requires only one; however, both signatures must be on the application form and both parties will need to sign the license before the wedding. Issuing the license, which must be done prior to the marriage ceremony, takes 15 to 20 minutes and costs $80 for the license itself, plus $10 if you want a certified copy after the service. Once the license is issued it is valid for 60 days, so an officiant will need to perform the service in that time. A list of local Justices is available on the Town Clerk's page of this site, or at the clerk's office.

No, in Brattleboro hunting and fishing licenses are available at Sam's Department Store on Main Street (802-254-2933) or online through the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Please see the business license application page.