Humboldt County Marriage Records

The reason that the government is interested in marriages is because of the family relationship that forms as a result of such a social event. It is undisputed that children often result from marriage, and the legitimacy or illegitimacy of a child is directly connected with the fact of marriage, hence, there is a reason why people should have access to records of marriage and for that to happen, the government should keep records in the first place. In Humboldt County, this collection of records is known as the Humboldt County Marriage Records.

Local and state level sources could provide the searcher with Marriage Records Humboldt County, but before a searcher should request for them, he or she must first note that there are two types of records that could be requested when it comes to marriage records. The two types of marriage record copies are informational and certified copies. Although both present the same information, informational copies and certified copies are not the same as they have their own inherent set of limitations.

Humboldt County Marriage License Records could often be found at the office of the county clerk-recorder who is also the official recorder of the county. This is the local level, and when one is searching for records here, the procedure to follow starts with the searcher first downloading the relevant form from the website of the clerk-recorder. Once the form has been downloaded, it is the responsibility of the person requesting to make sure that it is filled up. It is important to note that a request for certified copy would require the searcher to execute a notarized sworn statement and attach the same with the application form. The final requirement is the money order to correspond to the required fee of fifteen dollars per record.

CA Marriage Records may also be requested from the state level source in the form of the California Department of Public Health. The department has records from all around the state, so if the marriage record could not be found in the local or county level, it may be found here. A request at this level follows substantially the same procedure as the procedure at the local level, though the forms are different, so the searcher would first have to download the form from the website and accomplish the same. Note that the department has two forms, one for certified copies and one for informational copies, so the searcher should note the form that he or she is downloading. As with the office of the clerk-recorder, the required fee is fifteen dollars and a money order to correspond to this fee should be included in the application form.

The development of technology means that it is now possible to search for marriage records online, often without even involving the official government sites. This is done through the use of online databases. A great number of these online databases litter the World Wide Web, making them rather easy to find, and they are even easier to use. Fast, efficient, and mostly free, these databases could be used from the home of the user without the need to fall in line or even to leave the home in order to affect the search.

Marriage Records Humboldt County
Follow the procedure given below when searching for marriage records at the office of the clerk-recorder.

• Download the relevant form from the website of the office of the clerk-recorder
• Fill up the application form. Take special note that requests for certified copy would require the searcher to execute a notarized sworn statement and attach the same to the application form.
• Make a money order to correspond to the required fee and attach the same to the application form.
• Send all the requirements to the office for processing.
• Processing time usually takes anywhere between two to ten days.

Humboldt County Marriage License Records

The following links may be of further assistance

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