How do I obtain a marriage license with my boyfriend in Lubbock Texas county jail

Lubbock County, Texas / Marriage (http://www.co.lubbock.tx.us/department/division.php?fDD=2-7)




Office Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F to apply for a Marriage License.


Both applicants must be present
*Submit proof of identity and age
*Certified copy of a birth certificate if age 16-17 only;
18 and over present photo identification issued by this state or another state, the U.S. or a foreign government. (Drivers license, military ID or passport are acceptable forms of identification.) All documents must be current. We will not accept an expired document.
*Both parties must be 18 years or older (16-17 requires parental consent)
*Both parties must provide their social security number or state they have none.
*Both parties must provide all information as required on the application and as requested by the Clerk.
*Both parties must take the oath printed on the application and sign the application in the presence of the Clerk.
*If an applicant is unable to appear personally before the Clerk, any adult person or the other applicant may apply on behalf of the absent applicant. The person applying on behalf of an absent applicant shall provide the clerk a properly executed absent affidavit.
* Effective September 1, 2013 - A person who is incarcerated may apply for a marriage license using an ABSENT APPLICATION form. However, they MUST be present for the marriage ceremony. A proxy cannot be appointed.
*The cost of the license is $82.00 (no checks) and the license must be properly executed within 90 days.
*There is a 72-hour waiting period to get married. The 72-hour waiting period may be waived by court order. Active duty military are exempt from the waiting period.

If the sheriff (or chief deputy) over the jail will allow it, Then it can be arranged. Seldom do any jails allow a wedding. The issue is a jail is for a short term, the person is being held pending trial, and/or they are there up to one year as a sentence.

So the first stop would be with the jail office and see if permission can be granted.
If it can, they will have a procedure to help with the license. In most state prisons and federal prisons marriages are allowed, (although discouraged)