Ventura County Marriage Records

The reason why governments keep marriage records, like Ventura County Marriage Records, is because these records could be used in the future by the couple, or even by third persons, to establish either a right or an obligation that is only possible due to the fact of the marriage. Marriage, after all, is a status, and status follows a person wherever he or she may go, and every person in the world is bound to respect that status. Thus, it is said that even if a person was married in a country where the laws and government are not recognized by the country where he or she is in at that moment, the fact of the marriage would still be respected, and the marriage would bind not only the person married, but everyone else around him, indeed, it would bind the world.

Thus, it is easy to see why Marriage Records Ventura County must be considered as public records. The public, after all, is widely interested in these records, but the classification of public records is applicable only for informational copies which every person could request for. The problem is that these informational copies could not be used for official proceedings; they merely confirm and provide information. Certified copies, on the other hand, may be used for official proceedings, but they are only available to a number of people, and they must be included in an exclusive list provided for by law. In terms of information, however, both copies provide the same information.

There are two methods that could be used by the searcher when he or she is requesting for copies of Ventura County Marriage License Records at the office of the recorder, and these methods are to request for the records in person or through mail. The recorder, of course, is the official custodian of public documents. The first method is to make the request in person, and though this would mean that the person making the request would have to go to the actual office to make the request, this method is considerably faster given that the records would be made available at the same day. The other method would be to make the request through mail, a process that would not require the person making the request to go to the office, but would take quite some time, because everything would have to be mailed. Either way, the required fee is fifteen dollars per record requested, and request for certified copies must comply with the formal requisites prescribed by law.

California Marriage Records may also be obtained from the state level through the California Department of Public Health. A request at this level would follow the same procedure as a request at the local level, but there are two forms here, so the person making the request should note this as an application form for a certified copy could not be used to request for an informational copy and vice versa. Everything else is the same, including the required fee and the formal requisites.

Another source of marriage records would be online databases which proliferate the World Wide Web. Using their own platform, these databases are able to provide the same information as the various government offices and agencies, but they do so faster, and more efficiently than these government offices. In addition, most of these databases actually do not charge anything for their services, and because they are internet searches, they could be conducted from the home of the user.

Marriage Records Ventura County
The following steps must be followed when making a request at the local level

• – There are two procedures here, decide first which one you want to follow
• – If you had decided to use the first method which is to request in person
  • Head over to the office of the recorder and their records division.
  • There should be a clerk on duty, inform him or her of your intention.
  • You would be given a form which you must then fill up.
  • Note that if you are requesting for a certified copy, you must have the form notarized and the sworn statement attached to the form must be accomplished. You may request the assistance of the clerk for this.
  • Submit the form and wait for the cashier to inform you of your required fee.
  • Pay the required fee.
  • Wait for the records to be issued to you. This should take place within the same day.
• – If you had decided to use the second method which is to request through mail.
  • Download the relevant application form from the website of the office of the recorder
  • Fill up the application form.
  • Note that you must also follow the formal requisites when making a request for a certified copy.
  • Determine your required fee
  • Make a money order or check to answer for the required fee.
  • Send all requirements to the office for processing.
  • Wait for the records to be delivered to you. The delivery is usually anytime between two to ten days.

Ventura County Marriage License Records

Other procedure and information may be obtained through the following links

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