Fam. Code, § 500.5 · Chapter 1. General Provisions
Fam. Code, § 500.5
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is registered with the county clerk, at which time the license becomes a marriage certificate.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2007. Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.
Source of truth
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- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAM§ionNum=500.5.
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