PLEASE READ BEFORE COMPLETING APPLICATION

• With this application, you are applying for a marriage license issued pursuant to Family Code Section 359
• When you sign this application, you are stating under penalty of perjury that the information you have provided is true and correct, that you are each currently unmarried, and that there is no legal objection to the marriage
• Marriage licenses are valid for 90 days from the date of issuance. You must be married on or after the issuance date, and on or before the expiration date of the license. Licenses not used within this timeframe are void
• No refunds are given for marriage licenses purchased in error, lost or destroyed
• The cost of a public marriage license is: $100.00 payable to Riverside County Clerk by cash, check or ATM debit/credit card which is offered through a 3rd party that charges a 2.28% processing fee is

REQUIREMENTS

1. Both parties MUST be 18 years of age or older. (Family Code 301) If one or both parties are under 18, then a court order for the minor must be obtained before a license can be issued. This also applies to emancipated minors. The court shall, as part of its order, require the parties to such prospective marriage of a minor to participate in premarital counseling concerning social, economic, and personal responsibilities incident to marriage, if such counseling is deemed necessary. Application for this order must be made through the Probation Office of Riverside County. Further information as to requirements will be provided upon request. (Family Code 200 and 301 through 304).
2. Both parties MUST come into the office TOGETHER to obtain the marriage license
3. Both parties MUST have a valid, current picture I.D. in order to obtain a marriage license. The I.D. must be government issued.

• A member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is stationed overseas and serving in a conflict or a war and is unable to appear for the licensure and solemnization of the marriage may enter into that marriage by the appearance of an attorney-in-fact, commissioned and empowered in writing for that purpose through a power of attorney.
• The power of attorney must be completed and signed by the person stationed overseas serving in a conflict or war. The power of attorney form must be witnessed by two military officers or acknowledged by a notary public. If the form is acknowledged by a notary public, it is important to make sure the form has been acknowledged correctly as required in Civil Code Section 1183 & Probate Code 4122.
• The attorney-in-fact and Party A /Party B (whoever is not stationed overseas serving in a conflict or a war) must personally appear together at the County Clerk’s Office with valid picture identification to apply for the marriage license. Contact the County Clerk’s Office at 951-486-7000 for office hours and fees.
• The original power of attorney form must be presented to the County Clerk’s Office at the time the marriage license is issued.
• When applying for a marriage license under these provisions, only a public marriage license may be issued. A confidential marriage license may not be issued.

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