Kansas Application for Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate (VS-237)
Official state formOther copy requestsForm VS-237Free downloadLast verified November 12, 2026
Application for a certified copy of a Kansas marriage certificate. The form says marriage certificates are on file from May 1, 1913 to present. It is mailed to the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
Who can use this form
- Someone named on the record, an immediate family member, or a person with legal proof the record is needed for personal or property rights (K.S.A. 65-2422d).
- Listed: parents, current spouse, adult children, grandparents, siblings, aunts and uncles, niece or nephew, age 18 or older.
- A legal guardian, with a copy of the guardianship papers.
What to send with it
- The completed form, signed by the person requesting the certificate.
- A copy of the front and back of a current legal photo ID, or any two of the alternate documents the form lists if there is no government photo ID.
- $20.00 per certified copy, by check or money order payable to Kansas Vital Statistics. Do not send cash.
- A self-addressed stamped envelope if mailing the request.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Kansas Office of Vital Statistics 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 120 Topeka, KS 66612-2221
- State fee
- $20.00 per certified copy, as printed on the form. The fee covers a 5-year search. If the record is not found, the office keeps $20.00 for the search.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 12/22
- Source
- Official government page