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Marriage License

  • Departments:Recorder
  • Phone:(209) 223-6468

Click on the "Recorder - Clerk Marriage License" link to go directly to that page.

A marriage license is a document issued, either by a church or state authority, authorizing a couple to marry. The procedure for obtaining a license varies between countries and has changed over time. Marriage licenses began to be issued in the Middle Ages, to permit a marriage which would otherwise be illegal (for instance, if the necessary period of notice for the marriage had not been given).

Today, they are a legal requirement in some jurisdictions and may also serve as the record of the marriage itself, if signed by the couple and witnessed.  

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_license

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