California Marriage Laws § 510Confidential Marriage - General Provisions
Read the full California Marriage Law § 510 at American Marriage Ministries. Last updated on Thursday, October 10, 2021.
Read the full California Marriage Law § 510 at American Marriage Ministries. Last updated on Thursday, October 10, 2021.
California Family Code 510
Part 4. Confidential Marriage - Ch. 1. General Provisions - 510 : (a) If a confidential marriage license is lost, damaged, or destroyed after the performance of the marriage, but before it is returned to the county clerk, or deemed unacceptable for registration by the county clerk, the person solemnizing the marriage, in order to comply with Section 506, shall obtain a duplicate marriage license by filing an affidavit setting forth the facts with the county clerk of the county in which the license was issued. (b) The duplicate license may not be issued later than one year after the date of the marriage and shall be returned by the person solemnizing the marriage to the county clerk within one year of the date of the marriage. (c) The county clerk may charge a fee to cover the actual costs of issuing a duplicate marriage license. (d) If a marriage license is lost, damaged, or destroyed before a marriage ceremony takes place, the applicants shall purchase a new marriage license and the old license shall be voided.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 36, Sec. 27. (AB 3364) Effective January 1, 2021.)
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