California · Family Code
FAM §531: (a) An application for approval to authorize confidential marriages pursuant to this part shall be submitted to the county clerk in the county in which the notary public who is applying for the approv
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A notary public seeking authorization to perform confidential marriages must submit an application to the county clerk in the county where the notary is located.
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