Tuolumne County Clerk
Your guide to this office — marriage licenses, Fictitious Business Name (DBA) filings, property records, fees, and step-by-step instructions. In California this office issues marriage licenses (fee set by county ordinance) and keeps property and vital records.
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Select a service to see what California requires — fees, forms, and what to bring.
In California the county clerk issues marriage licenses — a standard public license or a confidentialone, which differ in witnesses, in whether the record is public and in who may issue them. The fee is the county's: Gov. Code § 26840 sets $10 and § 26840.7 adds a mandatory $23, and a board of supervisors may charge what the service costs under § 54985(a). DBAs are Fictitious Business Name (FBN) statements filed with this office, and require newspaper publication after filing. Birth and death certificates come from this office for records registered in this county, from the county health department's local registrar for recent ones, and for any California record from CDPH Vital Records →.