County Clerk-Recorder
Official county instructions for obtaining a new marriage license. Online application entry alone does not issue a license or replace the required appearance; confirm the license type, documents and visit arrangements.
Before you start · 4 requirements & conditions
- Appointments · New marriage license — standard in-person application
- No appointment is necessary for a marriage license.
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Official marriage licensing information — No appointment is necessary for a marriage license.
No appointment is necessary for a marriage license.
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55b11a7810c1e62b - Information & documents · Marriage licensing — identification alternative
- If you don't have valid id, you can provide two Credible Witnesses—friends or family members who have valid personal identification and can sign an affidavit verifying your identity.
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Official marriage licensing information — If you don't have valid id, you can provide two Credible Witnesses—friends or family members who hav
If you don't have valid id, you can provide two Credible Witnesses—friends or family members who have valid personal identification and can sign an affidavit verifying your identity.
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55b11a7810c1e62b - Deadlines · Public license — officiant return deadline (Family Code 359(e))
- The marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the county recorder of the county in which the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.
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Official marriage licensing information — The marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the county recorder
The marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the county recorder of the county in which the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.
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02962ba243442a32 - Deadlines · Confidential license — officiant return deadline (Family Code 506(c))
- The confidential marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the office of the county clerk in the county in which the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.
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Official marriage licensing information — The confidential marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the of
The confidential marriage license shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the office of the county clerk in the county in which the license was issued within 10 days after the ceremony.
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Official marriage licensing information — Apply for a marriage license
Apply for a marriage license
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Start the county-linked pre-application. Follow the county instructions to complete issuance; submitting information online alone does not make you married.
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Official marriage licensing information — Start your marriage license application
Start your marriage license application
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- Phone
- (408) 299-5688
- Address
- 110 West Tasman Drive 1st Floor San Jose, CA 95134
- Hours
- 8:00 am-4:30 pm
Contacts & sources · 5 fees published by this office · 2 forms