Doña Ana County Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses are handled by the Doña Ana County Clerk at 845 N. Motel Blvd. in Las Cruces. The office issues licenses by appointment, and both applicants must appear in person unless a District Judge authorizes issuance without one applicant appearing. The county's license rules make the County Clerk the first stop for new licenses, recorded licenses, and certified marriage-license copies.
The County Clerk marriage-license page states that the license may be purchased any time before the ceremony and is valid for a ceremony anywhere in New Mexico. The signed and certified license must be returned to the same County Clerk for recording within 90 days after the ceremony, and the officiant is responsible for returning it. Once recorded, the license becomes part of the County Clerk's public records rather than a District Court case file.
The official County Clerk page is the source for Doña Ana County marriage-license rules. 
The County Clerk page matters because the same office also maintains recorded public documents and marriage-license copies.
Apply for Doña Ana County Marriage Records
Applicants should start with the County Clerk marriage page, complete the online application or printed form, and call the Clerk's Office at 575-647-7421 for appointment handling. Adults must bring government-issued photo identification and pay the license fee at the appointment. Younger applicants have extra proof and consent rules, and applicants under 16 need a District Court order.
- Review the County Clerk marriage-license instructions and start the online or printed application.
- Schedule the appointment with the County Clerk and make sure both applicants can appear.
- Bring government-issued photo identification and any age-based consent, birth-certificate, death-certificate, or court-order documents.
- Pay the marriage-license fee by one of the listed methods: cash, check, credit card, or money order.
- After the ceremony, make sure the officiant returns the signed and certified license to the Doña Ana County Clerk within 90 days.
For applicants age 16 or 17, the county requires the adult rules plus an original or certified birth certificate and written consent from each living parent listed on the birth certificate. Consent may be given in person or by notarized consent. If a parent is deceased, a certified death certificate is required. If a parent cannot or will not consent, a District Court Judge authorization is required.
The County Clerk marriage-license screen documents the appointment and applicant rules. 
Those rules should be checked before an appointment because age, appearance, and return requirements affect whether the license can be issued and recorded.
Applicants should also account for the license return rule before the ceremony. The license can be used anywhere in New Mexico, but recording happens back in Doña Ana County when that county issued it. If a couple needs proof later for a name change, benefits, immigration, military paperwork, or another legal use, the recorded license and certified copy route will point back to the issuing County Clerk rather than the ceremony location.
Doña Ana County Marriage Copy Fields
The research captured the County Clerk copy request form rather than the full online marriage application schema. For a recorded marriage-license copy, the form asks for requester contact details and document identifiers that help staff find the recorded license. If the license is available through Documents Online, the requester may be directed to use that system.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First and Last Name | Yes | Requester contact name. |
| Yes | Primary contact route for the request. | |
| Approximate Date of Recording | Yes | Form help text uses MM/DD/YYYY. |
| Type of Document | Yes | Select Marriage License Record for a marriage copy. |
| Certified Copy? | Yes | Choose yes or no and provide quantity if certified copies are needed. |
| Instrument Number or Book and Page | Yes | Use the official-record search result when available. |
| Additional Information | Requested | Names, date range, or other details that help locate the license. |
Doña Ana County Marriage and Divorce Fees
The County Clerk fee schedule is the primary source for marriage-license and recorded-document copy fees. Divorce copy fees come from the Third Judicial District public-records process because divorce files are court records. The research did not provide a local divorce filing fee, so the table avoids stating one.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | $55. |
| Marriage-license certification | $1.50 under the official County Clerk fee schedule. |
| Standard County Clerk copies | $1 per page. |
| General document certification | $1. |
| District Court divorce physical copies | $0.35 per page, plus mailing or storage-device fees when applicable. |
Certified marriage copies prove that the license was recorded by the Doña Ana County Clerk. Certified divorce copies prove that a judge signed a decree or that a document is an official District Court record. The offices are different, so the fee source and request path are different too.
Search Doña Ana County Marriage Records
Recorded marriage licenses can be searched through the Documents Online instructions and the Doña Ana County Clerk official records search. The portal header identifies the County of Doña Ana and County Clerk Amanda López Askin, Ph.D. It supports quick search, account functions, cart tools, registration, help, and sign-in links. Marriage License and Marriage Application were among the document types captured in the official-record source inventory.
The portal can search indexed data only or indexed data with full text OCR. The research observed a portal configuration date range beginning January 1, 1600 through June 18, 2026, but that is a system setting rather than a promise that every marriage-license type exists for that full period. Use names, approximate recording date, instrument number, or book and page when known.
The Documents Online instruction page is one official entry point for the recorded-document search. 
It helps separate County Clerk recorded documents from court case records held by the District Court Clerk.
The official records search screen is the direct search path for Doña Ana County marriage records. 
Search results may still require cart, copy, or certification steps before a record can be used for legal proof.
Find Doña Ana County Divorce Records
Divorce is a District Court matter in Doña Ana County. One spouse must have resided in New Mexico for at least six months before filing and must have domicile in New Mexico. A divorce is final only when a judge signs the Final Decree of Dissolution of Marriage. When a person is served with a petition, the respondent generally has 30 days to file a response.
Divorce records can be searched in New Mexico Case Lookup by party name or case number. For Doña Ana District Court, use District Court and the Las Cruces location when narrowing the search. Full files and certified copies are handled through the District Court Clerk, not the County Clerk. Sensitive family details, minor information, domestic violence order records, adoption records, and sealed material may be restricted.
The older county record portal remains a useful lead when the County Clerk points users there. 
Older portal paths should be reconciled with the official records search and District Court Case Lookup before assuming a divorce decree is a County Clerk record.
Certified Marriage and Divorce Copies
For a marriage license, request a certified copy from the County Clerk using the official-record search or public recorded document copy request form. For a divorce decree, inspect the file at the Third Judicial District Court Clerk's Office or submit a court records request through New Mexico Courts IPRA. Mail requests for court copies go to Third Judicial District Court, Attn: Records Custodian, 201 W. Picacho Ave., Las Cruces, NM 88005.
Requests to the court should include the requester's name, address, telephone number, and a reasonably particular description of the records sought. A full case number helps the clerk search more efficiently. Marriage requests should use spouse names, approximate recording date, instrument number, or book and page when known. Note: Death certificates are requested from New Mexico Department of Health Vital Statistics, not from County Clerk Documents Online.