By using this online application process, you will expedite your time at the Register of Deeds office. Please complete your application in its entirety and ensure that all of the information is accurate to the best of your knowledge. There are certain fields that are required in order to submit your application through this system. When you complete the application, you will be notified if any required fields are not fully completed. Please enter the data into any incomplete required fields. The first step in the process is to click onto the "Proceed to the application" link below.

Note: If you submit your application and later discover that you made a data entry error, DO NOT submit another application. Instead, please bring any corrections to the attention of the Register's staff when you come to the office for your appointment to complete the application process. Both applicants must be present for the appointment.

In order to claim your marriage license after submitting an automated application, you must contact the Sampson County Register of Deeds for an appointment. At that time, you will complete the required information (social security numbers, valid picture identifications, and date last marriage ended if applicable. If this date occurred within the last year, the original document or a certified copy wll be required.) A $60.00 fee of cash, money order or Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard) is required in order to obtain you license.

Note: Pursuant to North Carolina General Statutes, once a marriage license has been issued it is only valid for sixty (60) days. You may purchase your license in any county and marry in that same county or any county in the state of North Carolina; however, your license must be returned to the county of issuance. If the marriage does not occur within sixty (60) days of the issuance of the license, a new application must be submitted, and the $60.00 fee must be paid again.

If you are ready to apply for your marriage license, please click on the 'Proceed to the application' link below.

MARRIAGE LICENSE APPOINTMENTS ARE BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 A.M. TO 11:00 A.M. AND 2:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M. EXCEPT FOR COUNTY OBSERVED HOLIDAYS!

Anita H. Lane
Register of Deeds