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Aztec is a city in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Farmington, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,378 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of San Juan County. The Aztec Ruins National Monument stands close to the city.
Marriage License Requirements
New Mexico no longer requires a blood test to obtain a marriage license, and there is no waiting period.
To obtain a marriage license, both individuals need to be over the age of 18. Parental consent is required for an individual if he or she is 16 or 17 years of age. A court order is required for anyone 15 years Marriage of age or younger.
The marriage ceremony must be performed within the State of New Mexico. If you plan on having the ceremony performed out of state, please obtain your license from the state in which you plan on having your ceremony performed.
You will need the following to obtain a Marriage License from the San Juan County Clerk's office:
- $25 CASH, Visa, or Master Card only.
- Identification that includes a social security number and date of birth for both applicants
The marriage license will take about 15 minutes to issue. Once the license is issued it is up to the individuals to have someone perform the ceremony. After the ceremony is performed it is extremely important that the license be returned to the County Clerk's office to be recorded. You may mail the license back to us for recordation or you may bring it in, the recording process takes about 5 minutes. A marriage license is NOT complete until we recorded it in the County Clerk's Office.
New Mexico statute 40-1-2outlines who may perform the wedding ceremony:
A. A person may solemnize the contract of matrimony by means of an ordained clergyman or authorized representative of a federally recognized Indian tribe, without regard to the sect to which he may belong or the rites and customs he may practice.
B. Judges, justices and magistrates of any of the courts established by the constitution of New Mexico, United States constitution, laws of the state or laws of the United States are civil magistrates having authority to solemnize contracts of matrimony.
C. Civil magistrates solemnizing contracts of matrimony shall charge no fee therefor.
The San Juan County Clerk's Office does not record divorce records. Divorce records may be obtained at the DISTRICT COURT in the county where the divorce was filed.
- Aztec District Court : 505-334-6151
- Farmington District Court : 505-326-2256
If you have any questions pertaining to the issuance of a San Juan County Marriage License, please contact the Clerk's office.
Climate
Aztec, NM Weather
Aztec, NM climate is warm during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 70's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's.
The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 92.00 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 17.60 degrees Fahrenheit.
Temperature variations between night and day tend to be relatively big during summer with a difference that can reach 31 degrees Fahrenheit, and moderate during winter with an average difference of 27 degrees Fahrenheit.
The annual average precipitation at Aztec is 10.78 Inches. Rainfall in is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest month of the year is August with an average rainfall of 1.30 Inches.
Normal Climate
Normal Temperatures
(AZTEC RUINS NATL MNMNT Weather station, 0.68 miles from Aztec) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Max °F 43.3 50.6 59.5 68.0 77.3 87.9 92.0 89.3 82.1 70.0 54.6 44.7 68.3 Mean °F 30.5 36.6 43.6 50.8 59.8 69.7 75.9 74.3 66.3 54.5 41.0 32.0 52.9 Min °F 17.6 22.6 27.7 33.6 42.3 51.5 59.8 59.3 50.5 39.0 27.4 19.2 37.5
Normal Precipitation
(AZTEC RUINS NATL MNMNT Weather station, 0.68 miles from Aztec) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Inch 0.98 0.82 1.00 0.73 0.75 0.32 1.01 1.30 1.00 1.21 0.94 0.72 10.78