Our Hometown In The Smokies! - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce
Our Hometown In The Smokies! - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce
Our Hometown In The Smokies! - Sevierville Chamber of Commerce
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Government Continued<br />
You may obtain your marriage license online at<br />
www.SevierCounty Clerk.com. If you are a Tennessee Resident,<br />
the cost is $98.50 for a Marriage License. However, you may<br />
attend a 4 (four) hour premarital preperation course and present<br />
the County Clerk’s Office with the certificate <strong>of</strong> completion to<br />
waive the $60.00 fee accessed for not taking this course. All Non-<br />
Tennessee Residents getting married in Sevier County will pay<br />
$38.50. This lowered rate is available for out <strong>of</strong> state residents<br />
because Sevier County has a tourism zone categorization. If<br />
either the bride or groom has a Tennessee Drivers License the fee<br />
will be $98.50 without a premarital preparation course certificate<br />
<strong>of</strong> completion.<br />
<strong>Sevierville</strong> Property tax rate Per $100 assessed value $0.31<br />
Sevier County Property tax rate<br />
Per $100 assessed value $1.34<br />
Ratio <strong>of</strong> assessment-Residential Property 25%<br />
Ratio <strong>of</strong> assessment-<strong>In</strong>dustrial/Commercial Property 40%<br />
Ratio <strong>of</strong> assessment-Personal Equipment 30%<br />
A few things to remember before driving to one <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Sevier<br />
County Clerk’s Locations:<br />
• Both the Bride and Groom Must be 18 years old. (Circumstances<br />
where one or both persons are under 18 (minors) may call our<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice for detailed rules under which marriage is allowed)<br />
• Both the Bride and Groom must have either a valid drivers license<br />
or birth certificate. If you are not a citizen <strong>of</strong> the United States,<br />
please bring your valid passport. Previously married persons must<br />
know the approximate date their divorce became <strong>of</strong>ficial, or the<br />
approximate date <strong>of</strong> a spouse’s death. <strong>The</strong>re are no waiting periods<br />
or blood tests. You may get married the same day as your license<br />
is issued. You may obtain your license up to 30 days before your<br />
wedding date. (Your License is only valid 30 days)<br />
• Both the Bride and Groom must be present to obtain a License.<br />
TAXES<br />
Taxes are an important matter to all residents and businesses in<br />
<strong>Sevierville</strong>/Sevier County. <strong>The</strong> following is the tax structure for<br />
<strong>Sevierville</strong>:<br />
Tax Description<br />
Tax Rate/Amount<br />
State Sales Tax 7%<br />
Local Sales Tax 2.5%<br />
Hotel/Motel Tax 2%<br />
State <strong>In</strong>come Tax<br />
NONE<br />
Amusement Tax<br />
NONE<br />
Gross Receipts Tax<br />
NONE<br />
Corporate Organization Fee<br />
NONE<br />
Motor Vehicle Tax<br />
NONE<br />
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