San Luis Obispo County Marriage Records

There are some rights that are only available after marriage, just as there are some obligations and responsibilities that are only available after marriage. These rights and obligations are not limited in the sense that only the parties to the marriage are bound by them. Rather, third persons, even those who had not yet been born, may be bound by such rights and obligations, because marriage is a status, and status is something that binds the whole world. When one takes this into consideration, it is easy to see why the government requires that marriages be registered, and when one takes into consideration the social importance of marriage, it is easy to see why marriage records, such as San Luis Obispo County Marriage Records are of such importance to the public at large.

As public records, Marriage Records San Luis Obispo County is supposed to be available to the world at large, but this is only true when it comes to informational copies. This is because certified copies are limited in the sense that only those people who are identified by an exclusive list provided for by law are allowed to request for the same. For those who are limited to informational copies, however, note that informational copies and certified copies provide the same information. It is just that informational copies could not be used for official proceedings.

Both informational and certified copies of San Luis Obispo County Marriage License Records may be obtained from the office of the clerk-recorder. To request for records here, the searcher may opt to use one of three procedures. The first would be to request for the records in person. By far, the simplest of the three, this procedure would, however, require the personal appearance of the searcher at the office and to make the request there. At this procedure, only a valid identification card is required, though, of course, there is the matter of payment and formal requisites. The second would be to request for the records through mail, and the third would be through electronic mail. The first step in both is to download the required application form and comply with the formal requisites necessary when requesting for certified copies. The formal requirements are that the form must be notarized and a sworn statement detailing the qualification of the searcher be appended to the request form. This is where the procedure diverges, because in the second method, a money order or a check must accompany the request form to answer for the required fee of fifteen dollars. In the third method, the searcher must complete and submit a credit card application form. Now, the next step would be for the searcher to send the forms to the office for processing, and when is requesting through mail, this would be through mail, while the third procedure would require that the forms be sent through electronic mail.

California Marriage License Records are also online and in this regard, may be located through the use of online databases. There are a number of databases that may thus be used for this purpose, and this makes them easy to locate. They are even easier to use, faster, and more efficient than that of a traditional search. In addition, most of these databases do not charge anything for the use of their services.

Marriage Records San Luis Obispo County

• -The procedures given below are alternative
  • Decide first if you are going to request in person, through mail, or electronic mail
  • The procedure to follow when requesting in person
  • Head over to the office of the clerk-recorder
  • Inform the clerk on duty of your intention to request for marriage records. You would be directed to the records division.  
• – The recorder would give you an application form which you must then fill up.
  • Indicate in the application form if you are requesting for certified or informational copy.
  • Submit the form to the recorder
  • If you are requesting for certified copies, you would be asked to make a sworn statement detailing your qualifications to request for the same and would have to have the application form notarized.
  • Wait for the recorder to issue the records to you
• – The procedure to follow when requesting through mail
  • Download the relevant application form from the website of the office of the recorder
  • Fill up the application form.
  • Note the formal requisites which must be complied with when requesting for certified copies.
  • Determine your required fee
  • Make a money order or check to answer for the required fee
  • Send all requirements to the office for processing
• – The procedure to follow when requesting through electronic mail.
  • Download the relevant application form from the website of the office of the recorder
  • Fill up the application form.
  • Note the formal requisites that must be complied with when the request is for a certified copy.
  • Determine your required fee
  • Download and complete the Credit Card Authorization Form
  • Send all requirements to the office via electronic mail.

San Luis Obispo County Marriage License Records

Other information may be obtained through the following links

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