Apply For A Santa Clarita Marriage License
We are planning our wedding in Santa Clarita, California, and we still need to get our marriage license. Is there a place where we can go to apply for a marriage license in Santa Clarita, California?
Marriage licenses are issued by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, which has several branch offices in Los Angeles County. You will need to go together as a couple to one of these branch offices to submit your application. The branch office closest to Rosemead is the Van Nuys location at 14340 West Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, California. The office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. However, if you want to receive your license on the same day, you need to submit your marriage license application before 3:00 p.m. Call (818) 376-3700 for more information or visit the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office website: Santa Clara Marriage License.
What documents are we going to have to bring when we go to apply for a marriage license for our wedding in Santa Clarita, California?
You should both bring a government-issued photo I.D. such as a current driver’s license or a passport when you go to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office. You should both be at least 18 years old and single at the time that you apply.
Do we need to get our blood tested before we apply for a marriage license?
You do not have to have your blood tested because blood test results are not required for your marriage license application in Los Angeles County.
Do we need to be residents of Santa Clarita, California before we go to apply for a marriage license?
You do not even have to be residents of the state of California. Place of residency is not a qualification for Los Angeles County marriage license applications. Also, you will able to use your Los Angeles County marriage license anywhere in California.
Until when is our marriage license valid?
Your marriage license will be valid for 90 days after the day that your license was issued.
What is the marriage license fee required for a wedding in Santa Clarita, California?
You will need to pay the $90 marriage license fee for a regular marriage license in Santa Clarita at the time that you apply. The marriage license fee for a confidential marriage license is $85. You can choose to pay the fee with cash, money order, credit/debit card, or a check made payable to the Registrar-Recorder County Clerk (RRCC).
Is it up to us to choose the person that performs our wedding ceremony in Santa Clarita, California?
Yes, that decision is up to you. However, you should choose a person that is legally authorized to perform wedding ceremonies in the state of California.
How is a person authorized to perform a wedding ceremony in Santa Clarita, California?
All ministers, priests, and rabbis that are at least 18 years old, no matter which denomination they belong to, are already legally authorized to perform wedding ceremonies. Judges, some other judicial officers, and current city mayors can also perform wedding ceremonies. If you want to choose some other person to perform your wedding, that person will need to become authorized as a Deputy Commissioner for a Day. The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office has more information about the Los Angeles County Deputy Commissioner for a Day program available online: Santa Clara Marriage License
What if we have decided to have a civil ceremony in Santa Clarita, California?
Though you cannot have a civil ceremony in Santa Clarita because civil ceremonies are only performed at branch offices of the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, you can go to one of the branch offices if you want to be married in a civil ceremony. The closest branch location to Santa Clarita is in Van Nuys, but you can choose to be married at a different branch office if you prefer. There is a $25 fee.
When will our marriage certificate be ready after we are married in Santa Clarita, California?
Your marriage certificate should be ready about two weeks after you take your signed marriage license back to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office to be recorded.
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