Two Types of Marriage Licenses

noreply@blogger.com (California Inmate Notary and Marriages) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:01:00 +0000

There are two types of Marriage Licenses: PUBLIC and CONFIDENTIAL.

A PUBLIC Marriage License is available to anyone for viewing after it's recorded (it is public record).

A CONFIDENTIAL Marriage License is not available to the public for viewing because it's not public record. It is treated as a sealed record. Except for the married couple and law enforcement, a court order is needed by anyone else in order to obtain or view a copy of the marriage license. Many couples (including high-profile couples) opt for the security and piece of mind of a Confidential Marriage license.

Notaries who are authorized by the Los Angeles County Clerk to issue marriage licenses can only issue CONFIDENTIAL marriage licenses.