Form Vs113 - San Benito County Clerk Marriage Licenses

VS117Be (01/01/2015)

♦ With this application, you are applying for a public marriage license issued pursuant to Family Code Section 359.

♦ When you sign this application, you are stating under penalty of perjury that you are 18 years of age or over, unmarried, the

information you have provided is true and correct and that there is no legal objection to the marriage.

♦ You have reviewed the information on the reverse side of this application pertaining to the New Names (If Any)

fields, and understand the information in the new name fields 30A thru 31C cannot be changed or amended after the

license is issued by this office.

♦ You may be married anywhere in California in the presence of at least one witness, and your marriage must be solemnized

by a person authorized to perform marriages in California as provided for in Family Code Sections 400-401.

♦ 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.

♦ The cost of this application for a public marriage license is : $ 75.00 CASH ONLY_____

INFORMATION REGARDING THE NAME EQUALITY ACT OF 2007

One or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle or last names by which that party wishes to be

known after they are married by entering the new name in fields 30A thru 31C, as applicable, on the marriage license

application at the time they are applying for the marriage license. The parties may choose any of the following

middle or last names as the name they wish to be known as after marriage [FC § 306.5(b)(2)]:

♦ Current last name of the other spouse

♦ Last name of either spouse given at birth

♦ A name combining into a single last name all or a segment of the current last name or last name of either spouse

given at birth

♦ A hyphenated combination of last names

NOTE: You may not change your first name using this process. IMPORTANT: You may not amend the

marriage license after it has been issued to add or change the name you wish to be known as after you are

married. The name you indicate on the marriage license application will be your name on the marriage

license/certificate and cannot be changed by the County Clerk.

You are not required to change your name, nor are parties required to have the same name.

If one or both parties do not wish to identify a new name on the marriage license, fields 30A thru 31C, as

applicable, on the marriage license will be completed with two single dashes. You may not change the

information on the marriage license after it has been issued by the County Clerk.

The marriage certificate is used by multiple local, state, federal and private agencies, each of which have different

rules and/or regulations regarding what documents are acceptable to change your name on their records following

marriage. It is recommended that you contact these agencies to verify their requirements prior to applying for your

marriage license.

It is unlawful for our employees to answer questions of a legal nature. County Clerk staff cannot advise you

how to complete the marriage license application as it relates to your entry of a new name or retention of your

former name on the marriage license application. For your protection, if you have any questions regarding

whether you should or should not list your new name on the marriage license application, and/or how the Name

Equality Act of 2007 may affect you, please consult an attorney prior to applying for your marriage license.

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