California Wedding Laws

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California Wedding Laws

The following is from California's FAQ page:

Where do I register to perform marriages in California?

The laws of the State of California make it unnecessary

for persons performing marriages to file credentials with

the clerk of the court or with anyone else. The county and

state are removed from any responsibility for verification of credentials. The State

does not maintain a central registry of members of the clergy. Any such concern

for verification is totally at the discretion of the parties to the marriage. (The

Universal Life Church Monastery still recommends that you check with the county

clerk whe re the ceremony will be held.)

What authorization do I need to perform a marriage in California? In California, it

is the ordination or investment by the denomination that gives each clergy

member the authority to perform the marriage rite. Family Code, Sections 400-402

are the statutes pertaining to whom can solemnize a marriage in California.

The following is from California Family Code sections:

400. Marriage may be solemnized by any of the following who is of the age of 18

years or older:

420. A priest, minister, or rabbi of any religious denomination. No particular form

for the ceremony of marriage is required for solemnization of the marriage, but

the parties shall declare, in the presence of the person solemnizing the marriage

and necessary witnesses, that they take each other as husband and wife.

421. Before solemnizing a marriage, the person solemnizing the marriage shall

require the presentation of the marriage license. If the person solemnizing the

marriage has reason to doubt the correctness of the statement of facts in the

marriage license, the person must be satisfied as to the correctness of the

statement of facts before solemnizing the marriage. For this purpose, the person

may administer oaths and examine the parties and witnesses in the same manner

as the county clerk does before issuing the license.

422. The person solemnizing a marriage shall make, sign, and endorse upon or

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Alameda County Recorder

1106 Madison Street

Room 214

Oakland, Ca lifornia

94607,

Phone: (510) 272-6362

Fax: (510) 208-9957

E-mail: [email protected]

Alameda County Recorder website

Alpine County Recorder

99 Water Street

P.O. Box 217

Markleeville, California

96120,

Phone: (530) 694-2281

alternate phone: (530) 694-2286

Fmx: (530) 694-2491

Amador County Recorder

810 Court Street

Jackson, California95642,

Phone: (209) 223-6469


Fmx: (209) 223-620

Amador County Recorder website

Butte County Recorder

25 County Center Drive

Administration Bldg.Suite 105

Oroville, California

95965,

Phone: (530) 538-7690


Fmx: (530) 538-7975


Butte County Recorder website

Calaveras County Recorder Colusa County Recorder

attach to the marriage license a statement, in the form prescribed by the State

Department of Health Services, s howing all of the following: (a) The fact, date

(month, day, year), and place (city and county) of solemnization. (b) The names

and places of residence of one or more witnesses to the ceremony. (c) The official

position of the person solemnizing the marriage, or of the denomination of which

that p erson is a priest, minister, rabbi, or member o f the clergy. (d) The pe rson

solemnizing the marriage shall also type or print the person's name and address.

423. The person solemnizing the marriage shall return the marriage license,

endorsed as required in Section 422, to the county recorder of the county in which

the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.

424. At the request of, and for, either party to a marriage, the person solemnizing

the marriage shall issue a marriage certificate showing the facts specified in

Section 422.

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Ok l ahoma

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Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Tex as

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington DC

Wes t Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

To perform a marriage in California you need to be

ordained and may be required to provide proof of

ordination such as an ordination credential, wallet

credential, or a letter of good standing from the

church.




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891 Mountain Ranch Road

Government Ce nter

San Andreas, California

95249,

Phone: (209) 754-6375


Fmx: (209) 754-6733


Calaveras County Recorder website

546 Jay Street

Suite 200

Colusa, California

95932,

Phone: (530) 458-0500

Fax: (530) 458-0512

Colusa County Recorder website

Contra Costa Recorder

555 Escobar Street

Martinez, California

94553,

Phone: (925) 646-2360


Contra Costa Recorder website

Orange County Recorder

Santa Ana, California

Phone: (714) 834-2500

Del Norte County Recorder

981 H Street

Suite 160

Crescent City, California

95531,

Phone: (707) 464-7216

Fax: (707) 465-0321


norte.ca.us

Del Norte County Recorder website

El Dorado County Recorder

360 Fair Lane

Placerville, California

95667,

Phone: (530) 621-5490

Fax: (530) 621-2147


dorado.ca.us

El Dorado County Recorder website

Fresno County Recorder

2281 Tulare Street

Room 303

Fresno, California

93721,

Phone: (559) 488-2609


Fax: (559) 488-6841

Fresno County Recorder website

Glenn County Clerk

526 West Sycamore Street

Willows, California

95988,

Phone: (530) 934-6407


Fax: (530) 934-6305


Glenn County Clerk website

Humboldt County Recorder

825 Fifth Street

Fifth Floor

Eureka, California

95501,

Phone: (707) 445-7593


Fax: (707) 445-7430

Humboldt County Recorder website

Imperial County Recorder

940 West Main Street

Room 206

El Centro, California

92243,

Phone: (760) 339-4427


Fax: (760) 482-4271

Imperial County Recorder website




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Inyo County Recorder

168 N. Edwards Street

Independence, California

93526,

Phone: (760) 878-0410


Inyo County Recorder website

Kern County Clerk

1655 Chester Avenue

Bakersfield, California

93301,

Phone: (805) 868-3588



Kern County Clerk website

Kings County Clerk

1400 West Lacey Boulevard

Hanford, California

93230,

Phone: (559) 582-3211 ext. 2470

Kings County Clerk website

Lake County Clerk

255 North Forbes Street

Lakeport, California

95453,

Phone: (707) 263-2293

Fax: (707) 263-3703E-mail: [email protected]

Lake County Clerk website

Lassen County Recorder

220 S. Lassen Street

Suite 5

Susanville, California

96130,

Phone: (530) 251-8217alternate phone: (530) 251-8234

Fmx: (530) 257-3480


Lassen County Recorder website

Los Angeles County Clerk

12400 East Imperial Highway

Room 1002

Norwalk, California

90650,

Phone: (562) 462-2137Los Angeles County Clerk website

Madera County Clerk

200 West 4th Street

Madera, California

93637,

Phone: (209) 675-7724

E-mail: countyclerkinfo@madera-

county.com

Madera County Clerk website

Marin County Recorder

3501 Civic Center Drive

Room 232

San Rafael, California

94903,

Phone: (415) 499-6092

Fmx: (415) 499-7893


Marin County Recorder website

Mariposa County Recorder

4982 Tenth Street

Mariposa, California

95338,

Mendocino County Clerk

501 Low Gap Road

No.1020

Ukiah, California




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Phone: (209) 966-2007


Mariposa County Recorder website

95482,

Phone: (707) 463-4370


Fmx: (707) 463-4257

Mendocino County Clerk website

Merced County Recorder

2222 M Street

Merced, California

95340,

Phone: (209) 385-7501


Fmx: (209) 385-7626

Merced County Recorder website

Modoc County Clerk

204 South Court Street

Room 107

Alturas, California

96101,

Phone: (530) 233-2512


Fmx: (530) 233-6666

Mono County Recorder

74 North School St.

P.O. Box 237

Annex 1

Bridgeport, California

93517,

Phone: (760) 932-5241


Fmx: (760) 932-5531

Mono County Recorder website

Monterey County Recorder

168 West Alisal Street

First Floor

Salinas, California

93901,

Phone: (831) 647-7906


Fax: (831) 755-5064

E-mail:

[email protected]

Monterey County Recorder website

Napa County Clerk

900 Coombs Street

P.O. Box 29

Room 116

Napa, California

94559,

Phone: (707) 253-4246

Fax: (707) 259-8149

Napa County Clerk website

Nevada County Clerk

950 Maidu Avenue

Nevada City, California

95959,

Phone: (530) 265-1221

Fmx: (530) 265-9842

Nevada County Clerk website

Placer County Clerk

2954 Richardson Drive

Auburn, California

95603,

Phone: (530) 889-7948


E-mail: clerk @placer.ca.gov

Placer County Clerk website

Plumas County Recorder

520 Main Street

Room 102

Quincy, California

95971,

Phone: (530) 283-6305


Fmx: (530) 283-6155

E-mail:

[email protected]

Plumas County Recorder website




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Riverside County Clerk

2724 Gateway Drive

Riverside, California

92507,

Phone: (909) 486-7000

Riverside County Clerk website

Sacramento County Clerk

600 Eighth Street

Sacramento, Ca lifornia

95814,

Phone: (916) 874-5522


E-mail: [email protected]/

Sacramento County Clerk website

San Benito County Clerk

440 Fifth Street

Room 206

Hollister, California

95023,

Phone: (831) 636-4029

Fax: (831) 636-2939

San Benito County Clerk website

San Bernadino Recorder

222 West Hospitality Lane

First Floor

San Bernadino, California

92415,

Phone: (909) 387-8314


San Bernadino Recorder website

San Diego County Clerk

1600 Pacific Highway

Room 260

San Diego, California

92101,

Phone: (619) 237-0502

San Diego County Clerk website

San Francisco County Clerk

101 Grove Street

Room 105

San Francisco, California

94102,

Phone: (415) 554-4176


San Francisco County Clerk website

San Joaquin Clerk

44 N. San Joaquin Street

Suite 260

Stockton, California

95202,

Phone: (209) 468-2362

alternate phone: (209) 468-8075Fmx: (209) 468-2901

San Joaquin Clerk website

San Luis Obispo County Clerk

1055 Monterey Street

D120

San Luis Obispo, C alifornia

93408,

Phone: (805) 781-5088

alternate phone: (805) 781-5080Fmx: (805 781-1111


San Luis Obispo County Clerk website

San Mateo County Clerk

555 County Center

1st Floor

Redwood City, California

94063,

Santa Barbara County Clerk

1100 Anacapa Street

Santa Barbara, California

93101,

Phone: (805) 568-2250




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Phone: (650) 363-4711


Fmx: (650) 363-1903

E-mail:

[email protected]

San Mateo Count Clerk website

Fmx: (805) 568-2266

Santa Barbara County Clerk website

Santa Clara County Recorder

70 West Hedding Street

San Jose, California

95110,

Phone: (408) 299-2481


Fax: (408) 280-1768

Santa Clara County Recorder website

Santa C ruz C ounty Recorder

701 Ocean Street

Room 230

Santa Cruz, California

95060,

Phone: (831) 454-2800


Fax: (831) 454-3169

Santa Cruz County Recorder website

Shasta County Clerk

1450 Court Street

Suite 208Redding, California

96001,

Phone: (530) 225-5378


Fmx: (530) 225-5152

Shasta County Clerk website

Sierra County Recorder

P.O. Drawer D

Downieville, California95936,

Phone: (530) 289-3295

Fmx: (530) 289-2830

E-mail: cler [email protected]

Sierra County Recorder website

Siskiyou County Clerk

311 Fourth StreetRoom 108

Ureka, California

96098,

Phone: (530) 842-8065


Fmx: (530) 842-8077


Siskiyou County Clerk website

Solano County Recorder

675 Texas StreetSuite 2700

Fairfield, California

94533,

Phone: (707) 421-6319


Fax: (707) 784-9002

Solano County Recorder website

Sonoma County Clerk

2300 County Center Drive

Suite B-177

Santa Rosa, California

95403,

Phone: (707) 527-3800


Fax: (707) 565-3957

Sonoma County Clerk website

Stanislaus County Clerk

1021 I Street

Suite 101

Modesto, California

95354,

Phone: (209) 525-5265


Fax: (209) 525-5804

Stanislaus County Clerk website

Sutter County Recorder Tehama County Recorder




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433 Second Street

Yuba City, California

95991,

Phone: (530) 822-7120


Fmx: (530) 822-7214

Sutter County Recorder website

633 Washington Street

Room 11

Red Bluff, California

96080,

Phone: (916) 527-3350

Fmx: (530) 527-1745

Tehama County Recorder website

Trinity County Recorder

11 Court Street

Weaverville, California

96093,

Phone: (916) 623-1222


Fmx: (530) 623-8398


Trinity County Recorder website

Tulare County Recorder

221 S. Mooney Blvd.

Room 103

Visalia, California

93291,

Phone: (559) 733-6518


Fax: (559) 740-4329

Tulare County Recorder website

Tuolumne County Clerk

2 South Green Street

Sonora, California

95370,

Phone: (209) 533-5570


Fax: (209) 533-6543

Tuolumne County Clerk website

Ventura County Recorder

800 South Victoria Avenue

LN 1260

Ventura, California

93009,

Phone: (805) 654-2263


Fax: (805) 654-2295


Ventura County Recorder website

Yolo County Clerk

625 Court Street

Room B01

Woodland, California

95695,

Phone: (530) 666-8130

Fax: (530) 666-8109


Yolo County Clerk website

Yuba County Clerk

915 Eighth Street

Suite 107

Marysville, California

95901,

Phone: (530) 741-6341


Fmx: (530) 749-7854

Yuba County Clerk website

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