California Marriage License Information for State of California .....Riverside County
State of California
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Riverside County Clerk Recorder 
 Indio Office Phone  760-863-8732

Marriage  License  Information

MARRIAGE LICENSE...
  To have your Marriage Ceremony in the State of California, You must purchase a License in this State.
  In the State of California Two Marriage License are offered.
  Designated County Clerks Office issues the Licenses. @ Riverside, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego, 
  Orange etc,etc,etc.  To many Counties  in California to name.
  The couple MUST be over 18 .
  The two marriage licenses offered. Regular  and  Confidential
  Both the Bride and Groom Must apply together in person to obtain a marriage license week-days
  from the county clerk. 
    The Regular Marriage License is of public record and requires one Witness. 
  This license may be purchased in one county and used in another county.

  This License is Open for public viewing and is published in newspapers.
  All marriage licenses are good for 90 days from the time of purchase.
  The  (so called) Confidential Marriage License, (when couple is over 18 & living  together). 
 There are NO witnesses required on this license. 
This license must be used in same county.
  This license is not open for public viewing and it takes the Bride or the Groom or  a Court Order 
  to get a copy of it. (This license was put on the Calif. law books over 100 years ago, for
reasons if children were born out of wedlock no one could find out just when the couple
were married.)This marriage is not a secret unless you wish it to be.
This license is Accepted by all Churches (However some may frown on you living together)

You Must bring us Your Marriage License
See BELOW   To Find out Where your County Clerks RECORDER Office is Located
or Which County Is Convienant For you to go to.  Monday - Fridays 8:30AM to 4:30PM

  This Confidential license must be purchased and used in the same county. 
            THERE IS NO BLOOD TEST REQUIRED IN CALIFORNIA SINCE JAN.1995
  Each County charges different for these license. 
  Riverside  County Clerk  is open Mon-Fri.  8:30am til 4:00pm 

  They charge $68.00 for Regular License and  $73.00 for the Confidential License. 
    Certified Copies at this time are  $13.00
  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

BOTH LICENSE ARE LEGAL WORLD WIDE

  INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING APOSTILLES OR EXEMPLIFIED COPIES

FOR USE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
To apply for an apostille or exemplified copy of a certified  marriage license,
you must present the California Secretary of State with the certified copy.
To obtain a certified copy of your Confidential Marriage License
 Apply from The Riverside County Clerks Office
Then send the certified copy to the Secretary of State
The fee for the apostille or exemplified copy is $20.00 for mail-in requests.
Please include a cover letter and self-addressed stamped envelope when 
mailing your request to Sacramento, our California State Capitol.
Mail-in address is: 
 Secretary of State
     Notary Public/Apostille/Authentification
P.O. BOX 942877
Sacramento, CA  94277-0001
Phone (916) 653-3595
Riverside County Clerk Recorder Indio  BRANCH 
Phone  760-863-8732 Indio
Indio is the closest to Palm Springs

California County Clerk's Office
Palm Springs, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, The entire Coachella Valley is Riverside County
     909-486-7000 Riverside
Or Purchase your License in the County you Live.

Alameda County Recorder
Oakland, CA
510.272.6363
Alpine County Recorder
Markleeville, CA
530.694.2281
Amador County Recorder
Jackson, CA
209.223.6469
Butte County Recorder
Oroville, CA
530.538.7691
Calaveras County Recorder
San Andreas, CA
209.754.6375
Colusa County Recorder
Colusa, CA
530.458.0500
Contra Costa Recorder
Martinez, CA
925.646.2360
County Of Orange Recorder
Santa Ana, CA
714.834.2500
Del Norte County Recorder
Crescent City, CA
707.464.7216
El Dorado County Recorder
Placerville, CA
530.621.5490
Fresno County Recorder
Fresno, CA
559.600.2575
Glenn County Clerk
Willows, CA
530.934.6407
Humboldt County Recorder
Eureka, CA
707.445.7593
Imperial County Recorder
El Centro, CA
760.339.4427
Inyo County Records
Independence, CA
760.878.0410
Kern County Clerk
Bakersfield, CA
805.868.3588
Kings County Clerk
Hanford, CA
559.582.3211
Lake County Clerk
Lakeport, CA
707.263.2293
Lassen County Recorder
Susanville, CA
530.251.8217
Los Angeles County Clerk
Norwalk, CA
562.462.2137
Madera County Clerk
Madera, CA
209.675.7724
Marin County Recorder
San Rafael, CA
415.499.6092
Mariposa County Recorder
Mariposa, CA
209.966.2007
Mendocino County Clerk
Ukiah, CA
707.463.4370
Merced County Recorder
Merced, CA
209.385.7501
Modoc County Clerk
Alturas, CA
530.233.2512
Mono County Recorder
Bridgeport, CA
760.932.5241
Monterey County
Salinas, CA
831.647.7906
Napa County Clerk
Napa, CA
707.253.4246
Nevada County Clerk
Nevada City, CA
530.265.1221
Placer County Clerk
Auborn, CA
530.889.7948
Plumas County Recorder
Quincy, CA
530.283.6305
Riverside County Clerk
Riverside, CA
909.486.7000
Sacramento County Clerk
Sacramento, CA
916.874.5522
San Benito County Clerk
Hollister, CA
831.636.4029
San Bernardino Recorder
San Bernardino, CA
909.387.8314
San Diego County
San Diego, CA
619.237.0502
San Francisco County
San Francisco, CA
415.554.4176
Orleans Town Clerk
Albion, NY
716.589.5100
San Joaquin Clerk
Stockton, CA
209.468.2362
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo, CA
805.781.5088
San Mateo County Clerk
Redwood City, CA
650.363.4711
Santa Barbara County Clerk
Santa Barbara, CA
805.568.2250
Santa Clara County Recorder
San Jose, CA
408.299.2481
Santa Cruz County Recorder
Santa Cruz, CA
831.454.2800
Shasta County Clerk
Redding, CA
530.225.5378
Sierra County Recorder
Downieville, CA
530.289.3295
Siskiyou County Clerk
Ureka, CA
916.842.8084
Solano County Recorder
Fairfield, CA
707.421.6319
Sonoma County Clerk
Santa Rosa, CA
707.527.3800
Stanislaus County Clerk
Modesto, CA
209.525.5265
Sutter County Recorder
Yuba City, CA
530.822.7120
Tehama County Recorder
Red Bluff, CA
916.527.3350
Trinity County Recorder
Weaverville, CA
916.623.1222
Tulare County Clerk
Visalia, CA
559.733.6518
Tuolumne County Clerk
Sonora, CA
209.533.5573
Ventura County Recorder
Ventura, CA
805.654.2263
Yolo County Clerk
Woodland, CA
530.666.8130
Yuba County Clerk
Marysville, CA
530.741.6341


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Trivia Question:
 A.    Who was the 1st person  authorized by Riverside Count
         to Issue Confidential Marriage License  in Riverside County?
B.      Why was the Confidential Marriage License Law Passed?
C.      When did California do away with Blood Test  to get a Marriage License?
Answers:
A. Penny Goggans
B. It was passed over 100 years ago.  If Children were born out of Marriage (wed-lock)
     the date of Marriage was not open for public viewing and protected the family from any scandal.
C.  January 1995.  However there was never any blood test required on the Confidental License.