For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is registered with the county clerk, at which time the license becomes a marriage certificate.
Cal. Fam. Code § 500.5
General Provisions
Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 22
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