California · Health and Safety Code - HSC
HSC §102130: All marriage licenses shall be written legibly and shall be photographically and micrographically reproducible.
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All marriage licenses shall be written legibly and shall be photographically and micrographically reproducible. A marriage license is not complete and correct that does not supply all of the items of information called for, or satisfactorily account for their omission.
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