Requesting by Mail. All Vital Records Request Forms must be signed and notarized. If a requested record is not found with the information provided by the applicant, the corresponding search fee will apply. Mail-in Payment. Check or money order, payable to OC Clerk-Recorder. Do NOT send cash.
Please mail to:. Business days do not include weekends, holidays , or delivery time to and from the office. Need more help? Please call Breadcrumb Home Services Vital Records.
Vital Records. Requesting in Person For in-person service, customers MUST complete a vital records application prior to visiting our office. Couples are not required to change their name s. However, if the couple decides to change their name s , they must do so at the time of signing the marriage license. Once the license is signed only a court order can change the name s. The couple must provide at least one witness if they are a having a marriage ceremony performed at any of our available locations after having obtained a public marriage license.
The department will not provide witnesses under any circumstances. A marriage ceremony will not be performed if a couple does not have a witness present who can sign their public marriage license and who can physically witness the marriage ceremony.
Both individuals must be able to read, speak and understand English. If not, the couples must bring a sole witness who is able to translate to obtain a license and to have a ceremony performed.
The department does not provide translation services nor witnesses. To obtain virtual marriage services, the following requirements apply: The couple must appear together on the same video call and be physically present in the state of California. Couples must have two functional e-mail addresses before starting the process. The parties to the marriage license shall have the capability to transmit the marriage license via e-mail or other electronic means to the person solemnizing the marriage on the day of their appointment.
If widowed within the last 90 days, please provide a certified copy of the death certificate. Couples must purchase a marriage license and have a marriage ceremony performed during their appointment.
No witnesses are required. Appointments are limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Public Marriage License A public marriage license becomes a public record, and anyone can request an informational copy. Confidential Marriage License A confidential marriage license becomes a confidential record, and the only people able to obtain information about it are the couple, except by special court order. Marriage may be solemnized by any priest, minister, or rabbi of any religious denomination, a judge or retired judge, commissioner or retired commissioner, or assistant commissioner of a court of record, a judge or magistrate who has resigned from office, or by a person authorized to do so under Family Code Section For each county, the county clerk is designated as a commissioner of civil marriages.
The commissioner of civil marriages may appoint deputy commissioners of civil marriages who may solemnize marriages under the direction of the commissioner. Please call the Clerk-Recorder Office during regular business hours to schedule a ceremony.
Free viewers are required for some of the attached documents. They can be downloaded by clicking on the icons below. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Jump to subpage To apply for a regular non-confidential marriage license you will need: Both applicants must be present to apply. The applicant's parents full birth names, including mother's maiden name. State or country of birth of applicant's parents.
Date of dissolution of most recent previous marriage.
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