Name of the Organization : Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Type of Facility : How to Obtain a Marriage Certificate
Country : United States of America
Website : http://media.ocgov.com/gov/clerk/services/records/marriage.asp
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24701-Vitalrecords.pdf
How to Obtain a Marriage Certificate :
** When a marriage license has been issued in Orange County, copies of the marriage certificate are available 6-8 weeks after the marriage occurs.
Related : Orange County Clerk-Recorder How to Obtain a Birth & Death Certificate USA : www.statusin.org/24698.html
** There are several ways to obtain a copy of marriage certificate.
Obtaining a Marriage Certificate in Person :
** Individuals appearing in person may order a certified copy of a marriage certificate, after presenting valid government-issued photo identification and signing a statement under penalty of perjury that the requester is an authorized person.
** Vital records are available at our main office at the Hall of Records at the Civic Center Plaza in Santa Ana at our North County Branch Office in Downtown Fullerton and at our South County Branch Office at the Laguna Hills Civic Center .
** Payment can be made by cash, personal check, cashier’s check, money order, Discover, American Express, MasterCard/Visa Credit and Debit.
Obtaining a Marriage Certificate by Mail :
** A copy of a marriage certificate can be obtained by mail if the marriage license was issued in Orange County.
** See the FEES page for the cost of certified copies.
** Orders are normally processed within 5 to 10 working days.
** Mailed applications must include a notarized statement sworn under penalty of perjury that the requester is an authorized person.
** Applications are available at Online Forms.
** Use a separate application form for each requested record.
Please Note :
** Only one notarized sworn statement is required for multiple certificates requested at the same time; however, the sworn statement must include the name of each individual whose record you wish to obtain, plus your relationship to that individual.
Fee Schedule :
| RECORDING FEES | ||
| Standard first page*, one side 8 ½” x 11” | $ | 6.00 |
| Each additional standard page
(A $3.00 charge will be added to all pages of a document containing a non-standard page) |
$ | 3.00 |
| Combined documents* (per title) | $ | 6.00 |
| Multiple Reference (per reference) | $ | 1.00 |
| Indexing more than 10 names (per group of 10 names) | $ | 1.00 |
| Notification of Involuntary Lien (per debtor – not applicable to Mechanic Liens) | $ | 10.00 |
| Release of any state, county, city or municipality tax lien | $ | 8.00 |
| Survey Monument Preservation Fund
(for each Grant Deed recorded showing a legal description other than a complete lot and tract) |
$ | 20.00 |
| Document Transfer Tax (per $500) | $ | .55 |
| Change of Ownership
(applies when a recording a change of ownership without a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report) |
$ | 20.00 |
| RECORDED DOCUMENT COPY FEES | ||
| Document (per page) | $ | 1.00 |
| Maps and Documents exceeding 11” x 18” | $ | 1.00 |
| Certification (only completed documents will be certified) | $ | 1.00 |
| Conformed Copies | $ | 1.00 |
| BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS | ||
| Certified Copy or Record Search | ||
| Birth | $ | 28.00 |
| Death | $ | 21.00 |
| MARRIAGE LICENSES AND CEREMONIES | |||
| Marriage License | $ | 61.00 | |
| Confidential Marriage License | $ | 66.00 | |
| Declaration of Marriage | $ | 61.00 | |
| Duplicate Marriage License | $ | 25.00 | |
| Affidavit to Amend a Confidential Marriage License | |||
| Less than one year from license issuance date | No Fee | ||
| More than one year after license issuance date | $ | 5.00 | |
| Marriage Ceremony | $ | 28.00 | |
| Certified Copy of Marriage Certificate | $ | 15.00 | |
| Search of Marriage Record | $ | 15.00 | |
| Certificate of No Record of Marriage / Single Status | $ | 15.00 | |
Mail requests to :
Orange County Clerk-Recorder
Attn: Vital Records
P.O. Box 238
Santa Ana, CA 92702