§ 102130 Marriage License Requirements

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law says a marriage license has to be written clearly so it can be copied, and it must include every piece of information the form asks for, or explain why something is missing.

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•The license must be legible (easy to read).
•It must be able to be copied by photo or micro‑copy.
•All required information has to be on the form, or the omission must be explained.

Example

A couple fills out a marriage license, but the clerk writes the names in a scribble and forgets to put the bride's birthdate on the form.

Because the writing is hard to read and a required detail is missing, the license would not be considered complete or correct under this law.

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§ 102130 Marriage License Requirements

All marriage licenses shall be written legibly and shall be photographically and micrographically reproducible. A marriage license is not complete and correct that does not supply all of the items of information called for, or satisfactorily account for their omission. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

marriage licenses legibly photographically and micrographically reproducible complete and correct

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 102130.

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