California Marriage Certificate Fees & Processing Time
Find all the official fees related to the marriage certificate in California. Use our Smart Vital Records Fees Lookup tool below If you require further information about fees in other states or for other certificates.
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California Marriage Certificate
The state of California charges $17 to process a marriage certificate application and provide your first copy. Any additional copy will cost $17. The standard processing time of a marriage certificate in California is 10-12 weeks. In-person applications have the option of paying the fee in cash or by credit/debit card. Mail-in applications must be paid by check or money order addressed to “CDPH Vital Records”. You can find more information about the different health department fees on the California health department website.
For information about the application process and requirements to submit a request, please check our California state page.
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California marriage certificate
Standard OrderState fees
$17Processing time
10 - 12 weeks*State fees might not be included.
California marriage certificate
Rush OrderState fees
Not availableProcessing time
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Additional copyState fees
$17California apostille certificate
ApostilleState fees
$20* Processing time may vary depending of the load and availability of the processing agency. The time displayed was gather from official website and from our own processing estimation of our past previous orders.
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