Plumas County Marriage Records

Marriage is an event that affects the status of a person, and status is something that a person would always have and would bind third people. It must also be taken into consideration that marriage would affect not only the two people who would actually get married, but their families as well. Rights, obligations, duties, and responsibilities flow from a marriage, and these affect not only those who are parties to the marriage and their families, but third persons as well. There is, therefore, a need to prove that a marriage actually exists or has at least existed, and when one takes this into consideration, one could see why marriage records, such as Plumas County Marriage Records are important to the public.

Marriage Records Plumas County are public records, though one must note that the law that public records be available to the general public would only apply if the records being requested for are informational records. This is because certified records are limited only to those people who are identified in an exclusive list by the law. If the person who is making the request is not part of those identified in this list, then they could only request for informational copies. Note, however, that informational and certified copies provide the exact same information; it is just that informational copies could not be used in official proceedings.

A person who would want to get their hands on a copy of Plumas County Marriage License Record would have a number of sources from where he or she could make the request from. In general, however, the first office would be the office of the recorder, because the recorder is the official custodian of such documents within the county. To begin the search at this stage, the searcher would first have to download the relevant request form from the website of the recorder. This is because the recorder could only entertain request for copies through mail. Note that there are formal requisites that must be complied with in regards to the form, foremost of which is the need to have the form notarized and a sworn statement attached thereto when one is requesting for a certified copy. The next step once the form and all its attendant formal requisites are complied with would be to make either a money order or a check to comply with the required fee, which, in general, would be fifteen dollars per record. The final step would be to send the requirements to the office for processing.

State of California Marriage Records may also be requested for from the California Department of Public Health, and this department has records from all around the state. The procedure at this level would also require the searcher to download the relevant request form, but there are to requests forms at this level, so the searcher should note which form he or she would download. The requirements for certified copies are the same as at the local level. The next step would be to make a money order or a check to answer for the required fee which is also fifteen dollars per record. The final step is to send the request form to the office for processing.

The fastest method of searching for marriage records, however, would be to search for them online using online database. Most of these databases are run by private concerns, but they provide the exact same information as the various government offices and agencies. They depend on the internet, and because of this, they are faster, more efficient, and they could be done from the home of the user. In addition, most of these databases do not charge anything for the use of their services.

Marriage Records Plumas County
Given below is the procedure to follow when one is requesting for records at the office of the recorder

• Visit the website of the office of the recorder and download the relevant form
• Accomplish the form. Note that there are some formal requisites that must be complied with when requesting for a certified copy.
• Determine your required fee and make a money order or a check to answer for the same.
• Send all the requirements to the office for processing.
• Wait for the processing to be finished and for the office to send you the copy of the records that you had requested for. This would usually take anywhere between two to ten days.

Plumas County Marriage License Records

Questions and queries should be directed through the following links

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