Licenses
- Auctioneers License
- Application for an auctioneer license in Hennepin County can only be made at the downtown Government Center service center location.
- Cross-Country Ski Pass
- Cross-country ski passes are available at the Downtown Government Center location only.
- Dangerous Dog Registration
- Hennepin County no longer registers dangerous dogs. Contact your animal control agency or local police department.
- Driver's License: Duplicate/Name or Address Change/Replacement
- Information on how to apply for a duplicate/replacement Driver's License if you have lost your Minnesota Driver's License, moved or changed your name.
- Driver's License: Reinstatement
- Fees for reinstatement of a Minnesota Driver's License may be paid at any Hennepin County Service Center location.
- Driver's License: Renewal
- Find out how to renew your Minnesota driver's license.
- Family Child Care Licensing
- Information about child care licensing, how to become a child care provider, subsidy issues, parent information, and other resources.
- Foster Care Licensing
- Steps to become a licensed foster care provider.
- Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Government Center location
- MN Department of Natural Resources (DNR) licenses and stamps for hunting and fishing are available at the downtown Government Center Service Center.
- Marriage License
- A document issued to authorize a marriage.
- Notary Certificates - Jurats and Apostilles
- More about Jurats/Notary Certificates and Apostilles
- Notary Commission Filing: In Person or By Mail
- How to complete a walk in or mail-in Notary Commission filing.
- Notary Commission Information
- How to complete a Notary Commission filing.
- Ordinance #01 County Licenses, Procedures - Criminal Penalty
- Applications of Ordinance# 01, Definitions, Unlawful Activities, Misdemeanor, Citation, Equitable Relief, Licensing Procedures, Hearings, Enforcement and Inspection, Severability, Provisions Accumulative, No Consent
- Ordinance #21 Retail Tobacco Sales Ordinance for Hennepin County
- An ordinance relating to the sale, possession and use of tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco-related devices in Hennepin County.
- Precious Metal Dealer's License
- Application for Precious Metal Dealer's License.
- Transient Merchant License
- Application for Transient Merchant License.
Driver
- Driver's Instruction Permit: New
- To qualify for an Instruction Permit you must be 15 years old, completed 30 hours of classroom instruction, be in a behind-the-wheel course, complete a drivers application and pay appropriate fees.
- Driver's Instruction Permit: Renewal
- Apply to renew your instruction permit at any Hennepin County Service Center
- Driver's License: Duplicate/Name or Address Change/Replacement
- Information on how to apply for a duplicate/replacement Driver's License if you have lost your Minnesota Driver's License, moved or changed your name.
- Driver's License: Reinstatement
- Fees for reinstatement of a Minnesota Driver's License may be paid at any Hennepin County Service Center location.
- Driver's License: Renewal
- Find out how to renew your Minnesota driver's license.
- Provisional Driver's License
- To qualify for a Provisional License you must be at least 16, have completed 30 hours of classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, have passed a road test, have had an instruction permit for at least six months and pay appropriate fees.
Marriage
- Filing of a Marriage License
- Within five days after the wedding ceremony the offciant who performed the marriage should file the marriage license with Hennepin County.
- Filing of Ordination/Ministerial Credentials
- More about Filing of Ordination/Ministerial Credentials
- Marriage License
- A document issued to authorize a marriage.
Stamps: State Trout, Pheasant & Goose
Getting married?
Get your marriage license at any one of Hennepin County's six service centers.