California Public Marriage Records

by Ben Kingsley

For those individuals who want a certificate of marriage in California, they may get one from the Public Health Vital Record Divisions. These records are usually used to establish and serve as supporting documents to authenticate a person's identity. Some would also use the certified copies to claim spousal benefit, death and retirement benefit. The Records Division issues 2 types of copies - Authorized and Informational. Both are certified copies.

Under the California State Law, authorized copies are copies that can establish a person's identity and serve as supporting document. As such only, a limited number of individuals are allowed to obtain such copies. These individuals are the parties named in the record themselves, relatives or those with affinity with the registrant including parents, legal guardians, siblings and children. Others that are eligible include law enforcement agencies that require such copies in the performance of their jobs, attorneys with court order, entities appointed by the law and funeral agents or funeral establishment. For those who are not eligible they can still get a copy. They can request for an informational copy, which contains the same information as that of that authorized copies. The only different between the two is that the "informational" copy contains a legend indicating that the copy is not to be used as supporting document to establish the person's identity. Both copies are certified true copies.

Each marriage record request costs about $14. For those who need a copy of Dissolution of marriage, the cost is $13. For affidavit to amend marriage certificate, the fee is $20 but this can be waived in certain instances. All requests must include the request form, a notarized sworn statement and a money order or check for payment. The Department does not accept cash and is not responsible for lost transactions.

Processing time varies depending on the volume of requests that the office receives. As the Office is under heavy volume request for marriage certificate, processing can exceed six months for marriage records and two months for amendments. Newer marriages can expect faster processing time as the certificates are already imaged. For those who urgently need the copies, they can also request the County Recorder Office for copies of the certificate. Fees for the copies vary from county to county and such, it is important to call or check the site for the updated fee info.

To request for a copy of the marriage certificate, one can go to the CDPH Records Division. The office issues public types of marriage certificate. Confidential marriage certificate copies are only accessible by those registrants or parties named in the certificate and available from the clerk office of the county that issued the certificate. The person requesting the certificate should download the pamphlet or guide from the official site and follow the instructions indicated therein. Include the form and other documents together with a money order or check to the Office. Only checks issued by a US bank or of the USPS are accepted. Those requests that are not complete will be returned. Records with no results will be sent a No Public Records Certificate, as fees are not refundable.

As processing can take quite some time due to the volume that the Office is receiving, another way to obtain marriage and divorce records is by checking the County Recorder's Office as well as the Superior court office. One can also access basic information from the internet, which is another way to obtain records conveniently.



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