District of Columbia

Sworn application to the Marriage Bureau ($35)

What a Lumen minister should do

Fill MB-1383 from the data sheet, check 'ordained clergy of a religious society', have it notarized (Lumen offers RON), email it with the cover letter.

Marriage Bureau, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Authority

D.C. Code § 46-406

How

Email the sworn form to MarriageBureau@dcsc.gov or file in person; the clerk sends a payment link within 5 business days

Documents

Form MB-1383 sworn before a notary; no attachments listed

Fee

$35 (temporary officiant $25)

Processing

About a week

Expires

Not stated

Official form

Form MB-1383 (fillable; download from the court)

Note

The court blocks automated downloads; open the link, fill with the data sheet, notarize (we can notarize it for you by RON) and email it.

Official page Form from the office

Your registration packet

One PDF: a cover letter from the church to the office with every datum they ask for, your Letter of Good Standing and your Certificate of Ordination — plus a data sheet to copy into the office's form or portal.