The Lackawanna County Register of Wills Marriage License Bureau will offer extended hours on the fourth Thursday of every month, beginning March 27. According to Register of Wills Fran Koveleski, the office on the fifth floor of the Lackawanna County Government Center, 123 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, will be open from 4 to 7 p.m. those days, in addition to regular business hours.

During those extended hours, the office also will provide certified copies of existing marriage licenses for anyone who needs the record to obtain a Real I.D.

Marriage license applicants must fill out an application online . Also, applicants must make an appointment with the office. Both people applying for a license must appear in person. Couples should bring current photo identifications and a check or money order for the $70 fee (the office does not accept credit or debit cards). If one or both applicants previously were married, they must present their divorce decrees or death certificates for former spouses.

State law requires a three-day waiting period after the license approval for couples to be married, and the license is valid for 60 days.

The dates for extended hours are March 27, April 24, May 22, June 26, July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 23.