Marriage Licenses at the County Clerk
Cibola County marriage licenses are kept by the Cibola County Clerk for marriages licensed in Cibola County. The Clerk page identifies Natalie Grine as County Clerk, with office hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The county government and Clerk office are at 700 East Roosevelt, Suite 50, Grants, NM 87020. The Clerk phone listed for Natalie Grine is 505-285-2537, and Recording and Filing can be reached at 505-285-2535.
New Mexico requires a couple to obtain a county-clerk marriage license before a ceremony and return the license for recording in the issuing county after the ceremony. Applicants must personally appear before the county clerk or an authorized deputy clerk and provide sufficient identification, unless a statutory exception applies. Cibola County does not publish an online marriage application in the official material available for this build, so applicants should confirm current application steps directly with the Clerk before visiting.
The Cibola County Probate Court marriage ceremony page is the official source for local ceremony details.
The ceremony page matters because it confirms that the Probate Judge may perform a marriage, but the license still comes from the County Clerk before the ceremony.
How to Apply for a Marriage License
No official Cibola County online application form was located in the county materials available for this build. Use the County Clerk contact information to verify what identification, payment, and appearance requirements apply before going to the office. The Cibola Clerk page did not publish a local license fee. A statewide marriage-license fee increase to $55 effective June 20, 2025 appears in another official county notice, so the safest local step is to confirm the current Cibola fee with the Clerk.
- Contact the Cibola County Clerk or Recording and Filing staff to confirm license hours, accepted payment, and identification requirements.
- Have both applicants prepared to appear personally before the County Clerk or authorized deputy clerk unless a statutory exception applies.
- Provide sufficient identification and the application information requested by the Clerk.
- Pay the current marriage-license fee confirmed by the Clerk.
- After the ceremony, make sure the completed license is returned for recording in Cibola County.
Marriage License Application Details
Cibola County does not publish a complete application field list in the official material available for this build. The preparation details below stay limited to application elements supported by state law and official county examples. Confirm the current requirements with the County Clerk.
| Item | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Personal appearance | Yes | Applicants must personally appear before the county clerk or authorized deputy clerk unless a statutory exception applies. |
| Identification | Yes | State material requires sufficient identification; the Cibola page did not list exact ID types. |
| Identity and age verification | Yes | Minimum application elements include identity and age verification. |
| Social Security number or proof | Where required | State and county examples point to this where required, but no Cibola-specific form was published. |
| Return for recording | Yes | The completed license must be filed for recording in the issuing county after the ceremony. |
Marriage Ceremonies by the Probate Judge
Cibola County Probate Judge Josephine Hurtado performs wedding ceremonies free of charge. Ceremonies may be performed in English or Spanish and are generally held in the Cibola County Commission Chambers at 700 East Roosevelt, Suite 50, Grants, NM 87020. If a couple does not have witnesses, two witnesses can be provided upon request.
Reservations are highly encouraged, and a valid marriage license is required before the ceremony. The ceremony page lists marriage hours as Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., with a scheduled appointment recommended. Contact Josephine Hurtado at 505-285-2552 before relying on those hours because Probate Court has limited published office hours for other probate work.
The county explore page provides local Cibola County context for Grants and surrounding communities.
That local context helps distinguish a county-issued marriage record from a state vital-record search or a court case record.
Cibola County Marriage and Divorce Fees
Only some fee information is published in the available Cibola and state materials. The marriage-license fee was not published in the Cibola Clerk text. Divorce filing and decree-copy fees were not located in a Cibola-specific divorce schedule. For payment by mail, the County Clerk asks that recorded documents be mailed with a self-addressed envelope to P.O. Box 190, Grants, NM 87020, Attn: County Clerk.
| Item | Amount or Status |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | Confirm with Cibola County Clerk; another official county notice reports a statewide $55 fee effective June 20, 2025. |
| Marriage ceremony by Probate Judge | Free of charge according to the Cibola Probate Court ceremony page. |
| Marriage copy | Confirm copy and certification cost with the County Clerk. |
| Divorce filing | Confirm with Cibola County District Court or New Mexico Courts forms/filing staff. |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Confirm with the District Court where the decree was entered. |
How to Look Up Cibola County Marriage Records
For a marriage license copy, use the Cibola County Clerk rather than New Mexico Case Lookup. The Clerk is the custodian of marriage licenses for marriages within Cibola County. Cibola County also has a county IPRA process: oral or written requests may be submitted to the County Clerk, but formal IPRA procedures apply to written requests. A written request needs the requester's name, address, email address, telephone number, and a description detailed enough for staff to identify the record.
The New Mexico Department of Health routes marriage-copy requests back to the county clerk where the license was issued. NMDOH does not issue marriage license copies. No official Cibola marriage-record search portal was found, and CSC eRecording is for recording submissions, not for public marriage-license lookup.
How to Find Cibola County Divorce Records
Cibola County divorce decrees and divorce case files are District Court records in the Thirteenth Judicial District. The Cibola County District Court is at 700 E. Roosevelt Ave., Ste 60, Grants, NM 87020. The court phone is 505-287-8831, the file-by-email address is gradcounter@nmcourts.gov, and the mailing address is P.O. Box 758, Grants, NM 87020.
Public electronic case data may be searched through New Mexico Case Lookup, while registered document access may be available through re:SearchNM depending on user role and access rules. Case Lookup does not provide court documents, so a certified divorce decree usually requires the District Court clerk or a New Mexico Courts IPRA request. NMDOH states divorce decree copies come from the district court where the court order was filed.
The New Mexico Children's Code confidentiality reference is relevant when family records involve juvenile or child-welfare information.
Family and divorce case records can include sensitive material, so public access may be narrower than the existence of a case or decree.
New Mexico Vital Records Routing
The New Mexico Department of Health vital records program is important because it tells requesters where not to send these requests. Marriage license copies are obtained from the county clerk where the license was issued. Divorce decree copies are obtained from the district court where the order was filed. That split matches Cibola County's local structure: marriage licenses go through the County Clerk, while divorce decrees go through District Court.
Cibola County Clerk
700 East Roosevelt, Suite 50
Grants, NM 87020
505-285-2537
Recording & Filing: 505-285-2535
Cibola County District Court
700 E. Roosevelt Ave., Ste 60
Grants, NM 87020
505-287-8831
gradcounter@nmcourts.gov