Welcome to the Ionia County Clerk’s Office!
In order to provide efficient results to our visitors and to use taxpayer resources in the most economical way, the Ionia County Clerk’s Office uses a combination of in person, mail, email, and virtual methods of service. Our office has taken great strides to determine the best possible way of providing each service. Please call 616-527-5322, email clerk@ioniacounty.org or see the table below to find your service. Thank you and have a great day!
- Mail or Email
Save time and money, the services below do not require your presence and are done all by mail or email!
- Birth Certificate Record Request
- Marriage License Record Request
- Death Certificate Record Request
- Circuit Court Record Request
- Filing for an Assumed Name
- Filing for a Peddler’s License
- Filing a Circuit Court Case
- Filing a Circuit Court Document
- Filing election paperwork
- Paying Felony Court Fines and Costs
- Filing a Personal Protection Order
- In Person or Virtual Appointment
These services do require your presence and may take some time, call ahead and get an appointment and we will have everything ready and waiting for you when you arrive!
- Filing a new Birth Certificate
- Filing for a new Concealed Pistol License
- Filing for a Notary Application
- Filing for a new Marriage License
- Filing a Circuit Court Case
- Filing a Circuit Court Document
- Filing election paperwork
- Filing a Personal Protection Order
- Reviewing a Court Case
- In Person – No Appointment
These services do not require an appointment, but wait times may vary as we work you in around our visitors with appointments!
- Filing a Personal Protection Order
- Filing a Circuit Court Case
- Filing a Circuit Court Document
How to Obtain a Copy of a Marriage Record
- Marriage records are available from 1837 to present
- A marriage record (license) will be on file in the county where the license was issued
To obtain a marriage record for genealogy purposes, please visit the genealogy page.
For more information on how to obtain a vital record from the State of Michigan, visit the State of Michigan Vital Records website
Fees
Certified copies of a marriage license are $20 for the first copy and $5 for each additional copy of the same record at the same time.
Online Requests
Please allow 5 business days for us to process your request. All requests will be processed in the order received. Thank you.
Requests by Mail
To request a copy of a marriage record by mail:
- Submit a Vital Records Request Form
- Methods of payment accepted: check or credit card (checks made payable to: Ionia County Clerk)
- Send a self-addressed, postage paid envelope for the return of the record(s)
- Send request form, payment (if not by credit card) and self-addressed envelope to: Ionia County Clerk’s Office
100 W. Main Street
Ionia, MI 48846