Clerk-Recorder | OC Clerk Recorder Department

WELCOME TO THE CLERK-RECORDER DEPARTMENT

Hello and thank you for visiting our website. The Clerk-Recorder Department’s dedicated employees perform a wide range of services including recordation of real property transactions, issuing marriage licenses, performing civil marriage ceremonies, issuing birth, death, and marriage certificates, maintaining registration of notaries, and processing applications for fictitious business names and passports.

Our staff is committed to providing a consistently high level of public service. We strive to run our office in a cost-effective manner and use automated processes and digital image technology to make it easier for the public and business community to access our records.

The website provides you with details about our services and the addresses to all our office locations in the cities of Anaheim, Laguna Hills, and Santa Ana. Sincerely,

Hugh Nguyen

Orange County Clerk-Recorder

All Clerk-Recorder Department offices are open for walk-in service. All department services, including marriage, passports, and real property recording services, will be available to walk-in customers.

For in-person service, customers MUST complete an application prior to visiting our office, except for real property document recordings. Click here to complete your application.

Marriage and passport services are available on a walk-in basis; however, customers must complete an online application prior to visiting any office location. An appointment is highly recommended and can also be made online.

To complete a marriage license application and to make an appointment, click on link:

Complete marriage license application.

For more information, please call our office at (714) 834-2500, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays.

Highlights

Biography

“Dedicated to making the public records readily accessible while safeguarding the confidentiality and security of those records.”

Hugh Nguyen
Orange County Clerk-Recorder

Civil Wedding Ceremonies

Civil weddings are performed in special ceremony rooms at the Old County Courthouse and at the department’s branch offices in Anaheim and Laguna Hills.

Old County Courthouse

Marriage licenses and U.S. passports can be obtained through the department at the historic Old County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana. Passport photos also are available.

North County Branch Office

Residents in North Orange County can visit the department’s branch office in Anaheim, where customers can access most of our services.

South County Branch Office

Residents in South Orange County can visit the department’s branch office at the Laguna Hills Civic Center, where customers can access most of our services and parking is free.

Fees

Forms

Official Records Copies

Marriage Services

Newsletter

Online Services

Headlines

Clerk-Recorder Department to Resume Document Recording Services at Branch Offices and Provide Marriage Services to Walk-In Customers

March 31, 2021

Effective April 1, 2021, Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen is pleased to announce the following service updates to the department’s document recording and marriage services: Document recording services will resume at the department’s branch offices in Anaheim and Laguna Hills. Please note...

Orange County Clerk-Recorder Resumes Walk-In Service at Anaheim, Laguna Hills, and Santa Ana Office Locations

March 24, 2021

Orange County Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen is excited to announce the resumption of walk-in service at the department’s office locations in Anaheim, Laguna Hills, and Santa Ana. Appointments will no longer be needed to obtain the department’s services, except for marriage services. Real property...

Orange County Clerk-Recorder to Offer First-Ever Valentine’s Day Virtual Marriage Services

January 26, 2021

Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen will offer virtual marriage services for the first time on what is considered the most romantic day of the year by many. Although Valentine’s Day lands on a Sunday this year, that is not stopping Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen from making it memorable for couples looking to...

Orange County Clerk-Recorder to Offer Appointments for Marriage Services Only at the Department’s Branch Office Locations

December 22, 2020

For those looking to tie the knot this coming year, here is great news for you! Effective Monday, January 4, 2021, Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen will be offering appointments for marriage services at his offices in Anaheim, Laguna Hills and at the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana. Please note, no...

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