Modoc County Marriage Records

There are many reasons why people would want to get their hands on a copy of a marriage license, just as there are many reasons why people would want to get their hands on a copy of a marriage certificate. One of these reasons is to ensure that there really was a marriage, because marriage is a ceremony that, while private in nature, has public consequences, not only for those who were party to the marriage and their families, but even to third persons. Indeed, a marriage may have an effect on someone who was not even born yet when the marriage occurred, such as unborn children of the couple. It is for these reasons that marriage records, such as Modoc County Marriage Records are mandated by law to be kept by the government.

Although they are public records, and, as such, are supposed to be available to the public at all times, Marriage Records Modoc County is not always available to the public. In order to forestall fraud and other crimes, certified marriage records are only available to those people who are party to the marriage. Other people may also request for certified copies of marriage records, but they must be included in the exclusive list provided for by the law. For everyone else, however, there are informational copies, that, while cannot be used for official purposes, still do provide the same information as the certified copies.

The primary source of Modoc County Marriage License Records would be the office of the recorder. The first step in the procedure would be to download the relevant request form from the website of the recorder and to fill up the same. Note that if the searcher is requesting for a certified copy, not only must he or she prove that he is qualified to receive the same, but he or she must also have the application form notarized. Once the form is completed, the next step would be to make a money order to correspond to the required fee which is fifteen dollars per record requested. While multiple requests would require multiple application forms, and each form should comply with the formal requisites, there need be only one money order or check to answer for all the required fees. Once the requirements are complied with, the next step is to send them to the office for processing. The processing usually takes anywhere between two to ten days. If the office would need more time, the searcher would be informed of the same.

Free California Marriage Records may be obtained online through the use of online databases. Easy to locate, because there are so many of them that proliferate the World Wide Web, they are even easier to use, often requiring only the most basic of internet search knowledge from the user. As with all internet searches, using these databases guarantees that the searches would be faster and more efficient. In addition, most of these websites do not charge anything for the use of their services. Despite this, they do provide the same information as the various government offices and agencies.

Marriage Records Modoc County
Given below is the procedure to follow at the office of the recorder

• From the website of the office of the recorder, download the relevant form
• Fill up the application form. Note the formal requisites, in particular, that requests for certified copies should be notarized first.
• Determine your required fee
• Make a money order to answer for the required fee. Note that only one money order or check is necessary even if requesting for multiple forms so long as the same answers for all the fees required.
• Send the requirements to the office of the recorder (http://www.co.modoc.ca.us/departments/recorder) for processing.
• Wait for the office to send you the record or records that you had requested for.

Modoc County Marriage License Records

The following links should be able to provide further assistance in case of other questions and queries

• Modoc County
• Clerk-Recorder
• District Attorney
• Library
• Health Services
• California Department of Public Health
• Center for Disease Control