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Riverside County, California · Personal and public records

Get a marriage license in Riverside County

County clerk information and appointments

1 provider · 2 official links (1 online) · 3 reviewed requirements · sources checked October 14, 2026

In Riverside County, 1 county department publishes 2 official links for this service, 1 of them online. Reviewed requirements cover documents (2) and appointments (1). 1 provider publishes reviewed fee items and 1 provider lists forms on its guide.

These are the Riverside County providers with a reviewed service link for this task. Other offices may also help, and a provider may serve only part of the county: check each service area. Fees and forms stay on each office’s guide, where their sources are cited.
County government

Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder

Marriage license information and requirements (opens in a new tab)Official instructions

Official county instructions for obtaining a new marriage license. Online application entry alone does not issue a license or replace the required appearance; confirm the license type, documents and visit arrangements.

Before you start · 3 requirements & conditions
Appointments · New marriage license — standard in-person application
Appointments are recommended.
Source & saved evidence

Riverside County — Clerk marriage services · Riverside — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — Appointments are recommended.

Appointments are recommended.

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Information & documents · New marriage license — standard in-person application
If either party has been divorced or has had a dissolution of a State Registered Domestic Partnership within 90 days of the issuance of the marriage license, a copy of the FINAL Dissolution IS REQUIRED.
Source & saved evidence

Riverside County — Clerk marriage services · Riverside — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — If either party has been divorced or has had a dissolution of a State Registered Domestic Partnershi

If either party has been divorced or has had a dissolution of a State Registered Domestic Partnership within 90 days of the issuance of the marriage license, a copy of the FINAL Dissolution IS REQUIRED.

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Information & documents · New marriage license — standard in-person application
The divorce paperwork does not need to be certified. A copy of a Minute Order IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Source & saved evidence

Riverside County — Clerk marriage services · Riverside — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — The divorce paperwork does not need to be certified. A copy of a Minute Order IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

The divorce paperwork does not need to be certified. A copy of a Minute Order IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

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Source & saved evidence

Riverside County — Clerk marriage services · Riverside — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — Public Marriage License

Public Marriage License

Agent source review: October 14, 2026 · Snapshot 6fdaf975c9af7d64

Start the public marriage license application (opens in a new tab)Online service

Start the county-linked pre-application. Follow the county instructions to complete issuance; submitting information online alone does not make you married.

Source & saved evidence

Riverside County — Clerk marriage services · Riverside — marriage licensing information (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — Complete an Online Application

Complete an Online Application

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