Application for Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate (HHS-98)
Official state formForm HHS-98Free downloadLast verified November 5, 2026
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services application to order a certified copy of a Nebraska marriage certificate by mail.
Who can use this form
- Either person named on the record, or their child, with proof of relationship
- Anyone, for genealogy, with proof the person has been deceased for at least 50 years
- Records start in 1909; for older records, contact the county clerk where the license was issued
What to send with it
- This application
- A photocopy of your current government-issued photo ID
- Proof of relationship if the record is not your own
- A check or money order for $16 per copy, payable to Vital Records (exact amount only), and a stamped, self-addressed business-size envelope
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Vital Records PO Box 95065 Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
- State fee
- $16 per certified copy. The fee is kept as a search fee if no record is found.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Source
- Official government page