San Benito County Marriage Records

Marriage is an event that would change the status of a person, and status is something that binds not only the people who are party to the marriage and their families, but the whole world. Status is so binding that every nation in the world would respect the status of a person even if said status was given the same person in a different country and not in accordance with the law of that second country. It is thus easy to see why there is sometimes a need to prove that there is a marriage, or at the least, that there was a marriage, and as with everything else, often the best way to prove the existence of something is through the use of official records such as San Benito County Marriage Records.

The importance of marriage records and the information contained within them is one of the reasons why marriage records are supposed to be public records, and to a certain extent, marriage records are public records available to the general public. It is also true, however, that Marriage Records San Benito County are restricted when it comes to their uses. This is because the only marriage records available to the general public are informational copies, and these copies could not be used for official purposes. For official purposes, the type of marriage record that could be used would be certified copies, and the law limits the issuance of the same only to people that had been identified by the law. There is, however, no difference between the two when it comes to their contents, as both do provide the exact same information.

A person who wants to get his or her hands in a copy of a San Benito County Marriage License Record would have, in general, two levels of sources. The first would be the local level, or in this county, the office of the recorder. A request for records at this office could be done either through mail or by requesting for the same in person. Requesting for the records in person is probably easier in the sense that the searcher needs only to go to the office and to make the request there, presenting a valid identification card and the required fee, but note that the person actually has to be present at the office. On the other hand, a request for the records through mail would require the searcher to first download the relevant form and to accomplish the same, including the formal requisite of having the form notarized and a sworn statement appended thereto if the request would be for a certified copy. To answer for the required fee of fifteen dollars per record, the searcher should also include either a money order or a check ebfore sending everything to the office. Unlike in personal requests where the record would be made available at the same day, requests through mail may take as long as ten days.

The other source of California Marriage License Public Record would be at the state level in the form of the California Department of Public Health. The procedure here is only through mail and starts with the searcher first downloading the relevant request form from the website of the department. Note that there are two forms here, so the searcher should note that which he is downloading as the request form for an informational copy could not be used to request for a certified copy and vice versa. The formal requisites for a request for a certified copy also apply at this level. The required fee is also fifteen dollars and a money order or check to answer for the same should also accompany the request form.

Another source that may be of better assistance would be online databases. Easy to locate and even easier to use, these databases depend upon the internet, and provide the same information as the various government offices and agencies. The difference is that most of these databases provide their services for free using a faster and more efficient platform that the user could use from their homes.

Marriage Records San Benito County
When requesting for marriage records at the local level, the procedure given below must be followed

• – Download the relevant form from the website of the office of the recorder
• – Accomplish the form. Note that the formal requisites must be complied with when requesting for certified copies
• – Determine your required fee and make a money order or check to answer for the same. Attach said money order or check to the application form.
• – Send all requirements to the office for processing
• – Wait two to ten days for the records to be sent to you

San Benito County Marriage License Records

The following links should be of further assistance in case of questions and queries

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