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Can the marriage license waiting period be waived in Los Angeles County?

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In Los Angeles County, there is no waiting period between issuance and the ceremony under California law, so there is nothing to waive, and Family Code Division 3 contains no waiver provision.

Published rule and conditions

Waiting-period waiver

This does not apply here.

No such requirement appears in the state statute that governs how a marriage is made here. The office itself publishes nothing either way.

There is no waiting period between issuance and the ceremony under California law, so there is nothing to waive, and Family Code Division 3 contains no waiver provision.

Not applicable here

A marriage license issued pursuant to this part expires 90 days after its issuance. The calendar date of expiration shall be clearly noted on the face of the license.

Issuing office

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk

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Official sources for this answer

  • California Family Code, Division 3, Part 2 — Marriage License (sections 350-360)State of California — Legislative Counsel, California Legislative Information - checked July 30, 2026

    Read end to end on 2026-07-30: sections 350, 351, 351.5, 351.6, 352, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359 and 360 (section 353 repealed). Section 350(a): "Before entering a marriage, or declaring a marriage pursuant to Section 425, the parties shall first obtain a marriage license from a county clerk." Section 356: "A marriage license issued pursuant to this part expires 90 days after its issuance. The calendar date of expiration shall be clearly noted on the face of the license." Section 359(a): "Except as provided in Sections 420 and 426, applicants to be married shall first appear together in person before the county clerk to obtain a marriage license." Section 359(e) and section 357(c) set the 10-day deadline for returning the license after the ceremony. No section of this part requires any period to elapse between issuance of the license and the ceremony.

  • California Family Code, Division 3, Part 3, Chapter 2 — Solemnization of Marriage (sections 420-426)State of California — Legislative Counsel, California Legislative Information - checked July 30, 2026

    Read end to end on 2026-07-30: sections 420, 421, 422, 423, 425 and 426 (section 424 repealed). Section 420(a): "No particular form for the ceremony of marriage is required for solemnization of the marriage, but the parties shall declare, in the physical presence of the person solemnizing the marriage and necessary witnesses, that they take each other as spouses." Section 421: "Before solemnizing a marriage, the person solemnizing the marriage shall require the presentation of the marriage license." Section 423(a) requires the license to be returned to the county recorder within 10 days after the ceremony. Nothing in this chapter defers the ceremony to a date later than the day the license is issued.

  • California Family Code, Division 3, Part 4, Chapter 1 — Confidential Marriage: General Provisions (sections 500-511)State of California — Legislative Counsel, California Legislative Information - checked July 30, 2026

    Read end to end on 2026-07-30: sections 500, 500.5, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 508, 509, 510 and 511 (section 507 repealed). Section 500: "When two unmarried people, not minors, have been living together as spouses, they may be married pursuant to this chapter by a person authorized to solemnize a marriage under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 400) of Part 3." Section 501(a): a confidential marriage license "shall be issued by the county clerk upon the personal appearance together of the parties to be married" and payment of the statutory fees. Section 504: "A confidential marriage license is valid only for a period of 90 days after its issuance by the county clerk." Section 506(c) sets the same 10-day return deadline. The confidential scheme sets no waiting period between issuance and the ceremony either.

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