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San Mateo, California

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

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.

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

Official marriage licensing information — Marriage & Civil Ceremonies How to get Married in California? Confidential vs. Public Marriage Licen

Marriage & Civil Ceremonies How to get Married in California? Confidential vs. Public Marriage Licen

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Search grantor/grantee index and request document copies (opens in a new tab)

San Mateo County provides an online recorded-document index and public office terminals. Images are excluded from this database; use separate copy-order instructions.

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San Mateo County official service / referred provider · San Mateo — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Search grantor/grantee index and request document copies

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Start the marriage license pre-application (opens in a new tab)

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

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

Official marriage licensing information — Online Marriage License Application

Online Marriage License Application

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County Executive / Board public records form (opens in a new tab)

Use the County Executive’s Office page to obtain its Board-branded request form. Other county departments may hold different records; contact the holding office about its request process.

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San Mateo County · San Mateo County — public records route discovery (opens in a new tab)

Public records — Public Records Act Request Form

Public Records Act Request Form

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FBN / DBA filing instructions (opens in a new tab)

Use the separate registration/renewal guidance, FBN search and FBN fee schedule. A business license is issued separately by the relevant city or county licensing office.

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San Mateo County — business name filing · San Mateo — fictitious business name instructions (opens in a new tab)

Fictitious business name — Fictitious Business Name

Fictitious Business Name

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