Obtaining Certified Copies of Marriage Certificates
The California Department of Public Health ā Vital Records (CDPH-VR) can ONLY provide certified copies of certificates for
public marriages that occurred in the years:
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1905 to 1999
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2008 to 2023ā
ā2000ā07
āCDPH-VR is not able to provide certified copies of certificates for the years 2000 through 2007. You will need to contact the County Recorderās Office in the county where the marriage license was issued. CDPH Vital Records is continually indexing marriage records and will post updates on the website as more years become available for request.
Confidential Marriage Records
CDPH-VR does not maintain records of confidential marriages. Certified copies of confidential marriage records are only available from the County Clerkāāās Office in the county where the confidential marriage license was issued. Only the two individuals named on the marriage certificate can obtain copies of confidential marriage records.ā
Requesting a Certified Copy
Requesting a Copy of a Sealed Record
Fees
Certified marriage records are $17 per copy.
Please view our current
Fees. Requests received without the appropriate fee will be returned to the sender. Make your check or money order payable to CDPH Vital Records. Checks must be drawn on a United States bank. Money orders must be drawn on a United States bank or issued bāy the United States Postal Service.
Please do not send cash by mail. CDPH cannot be held responsible for fees paid that are lost, misdirected, or undelivered.
Processing Times
Please view our current Processing Times. The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request.āāāāā