Confidential Marriage License

Confidential Marriage license's are issued in accordance with California State Family Code Part 4, Section 500. When two persons, have been living together, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage. The license, is good for 90 days after its issuance by the county clerk, and may only be used in the county in which it was issued. The fee for the license is $53.00.

As the license name indicates, it is a "Confidential" license. In order to obtain a copy of the license once it has been registered with the County Recorder-Clerk, either the husband or wife must personally appear with proper identification at the Recorder-Clerk office, or, if requesting a certified copy by mail, must either include the "tear-off" portion at the bottom of the copy presented by the person performing the ceremony or obtain a "certificate of identity" from a Notary Public and include it with the request. The request should include the bride's maiden name, husbands name, date of marriage, place of marriage, and a check made out to the Recorder-Clerk for $14.00.

If you include a self addressed legal size envelope it will speed the process. Copies of Confidential Marriage Licenses
cannot be ordered by a FAX request.

El Dorado County Recorder-Clerk
360 Fair Lane
Placerville, CA  95667