āOn October 7, 2021, AB 583 passed with an urgency clause, amending Family Code (FC) sections 359 and 501 and adding new FC sections 550-562 to allow a county clerk to issue a marriage license and/or solemnize or witness a marriage ceremony, using remote technology. This bill included a sunset date of January 1, 2024, for FC sections 550-560.
Effective January 1, 2024, section 21 of omnibus bill AB 1756 will repeal FC 562, permanently removing the sunset date for remote marriage license issuance and/or solemnization. With the sunset date repealed, remote technology remains an option for counties who choose to utilize this method to issue a marriage license and/or solemnize or witness a marriage.
For more detailed information on remote marriages, please refer to ACL 21-17.
If there are any questions regarding this information, please contact the CDPH-VR Registration Section at (916) 445-8494 or VRMail@cdph.ca.gov.
Sincerely,
Original signed by:
Dana E. Moore, MPH, CPH
State Registrar
Deputy Director
Chief Data Officer
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
California Department of Public Health
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