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A certificate search costs $24 and includes one copy if the certificate is located. The search covers a three-year period. Requests are processed in the order received and can take up to four months plus the mail delivery time. The search fee is required to process a request an d is non-refundable even if a record cannot be located. For current processing times for expedited requests, visit [https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/processing-dates.htm. State](https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/processing-dates.htm. State)[ ](https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/processing-dates.htm. State)[statute requires that vital records process payment upon receipt of your application. Hence](statute requires that vital records process payment upon receipt of your application. Hence), there will be a lag between the date your payment is processed and the date you receive your order.  \n2. A separate application form must be submitted for each individual certificate being requested, and a separate VitalChek processing fee is required for each separate application. (“LexisNexis VitalChek Network Inc. is in partnership with the North Carolina to enable enhanced electronic processing of mail-in vital record applications.”)  \n3. Due to identity theft and other fraudulent use of vital records, ID of the person requesting a certificate is REQUIRED. Requests that do not include ID will be returned. You MUST include a legible photocopy of one of the photo IDs listed below with your request:  \n\n| SEND WITH COMPLETED APPLICATION: Choose ONE primary ID or at least TWO secondary IDs if a primary ID isn’t available |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| Primary Photo ID (1) for all applicants | Applicants will provide one form of original, valid, unexpired, undamaged forms of a government-issued photo-ID If Primary Photo ID is not available, please see requirements for Applicants Without Primary Photo ID below. |\n|  | • Current state-issued driver’s license (address must match requestor’s address on application) |\n|  | • Current state-issued non-driver photo ID card (address must match requestor’s address on application) |\n|  | • Current Passport or Visa (must include photo) |\n|  | • Current [U.S. mil](U.S. mil)itary ID |\n|  | • Current Department of Corrections photo ID card dated within the last year or release/discharge |\n|  | • Current state or U.S. government agency photo ID card (for persons requesting certificates as part of that agency’s business) |\n|  | • Current student ID card with copy of transcript |\n\nOR  \n\n| Secondary identification for applicants without primary photo ID | Applicants without any of Primary Photo ID documents listed above must provide two forms of Alternate Identification from the list below. (All options must show full name, current address and/or signature where appropriate) |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | • Temporary driver’s license |\n|  | • Current utility bill with current address (phone, gas, electric) |\n|  | • Unexpired vehicle registration/title |\n|  | • Bank statement with current address |\n|  | • Pay stub with current address dated within the last 60 days |\n|  | • Previous year W-2 |\n|  | • Letter from government agency dated within the last six months and showing current address |\n|  | • State-issued concealed weapon permit showing current address |\n\n4. North Carolina marriage certificates are available from 1962 to the present. The following Certificate Entitlement Requirements provide legally entitled applicants to receive North Carolina marriage certificates:  \n\n| Relationship to person named on certificate | Additional Documentation Required (in addition to the required identification listed above) |\n| --- | --- |\n| Parent/Stepparent | A copy of the marriage certificate to the named parent |\n| Spouse | Must be the current spouse and provide a copy of the marriage certificate and/or a notarized statement naming you as the current spouse |\n| Child/Stepchild | A copy of your certified birth certi","cbCaitQkPuwsJVc2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitQkPuwsJVc2","pdf",274839,"English","# Application steps\n## Certificate information (print)\n## Person requesting the certificate\n## Payment, processing, and ordering rules\n## Identity requirements (primary/alternate IDs)\n## Certificate entitlement requirements by relationship","[{\"question\":\"How much does a North Carolina marriage certificate search cost, and what does it include?\",\"answer\":\"The certificate search costs $24 and includes one copy if the certificate is located. 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