Clerk-Recorder Hugh Nguyen will be celebrating the three-year anniversary of the opening of his department’s North County Branch Office in Anaheim. The office opened in March of 2019 and has grown busier day by day in serving the needs of residents from north Orange County. The office will be decorated for the occasion and there will be light refreshments and snacks starting at 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. The North County Branch Office is located inside the Wells Fargo Building at 222 N. Harbor Blvd., Ste. 110, Anaheim, CA 92805. Free parking is available in the Wells Fargo parking garage which enters on Broadway or street side in the free 90-minute parking zones.
“I am amazed at how well the public has responded to this office,” said Clerk- Recorder Hugh Nguyen. “The last couple of years have been tough due to the pandemic but our office has been fully open to serve the residents of our county,” he added.
During 2021, the North County office issued 9,726 marriage licenses, performed 3,371 marriage ceremonies, issued 44,175 copies of vital records, filed 2,821 fictitious business name statements, issued 1,602 official records copies, accepted 1,726 passport applications, and staff took 1,096 passport photos.
The department’s North County Branch Office opened in 2019 after shutting down the previous location in Fullerton. The Anaheim office added passport services, expanded document recording services, and features two marriage ceremony rooms. The office has dedicated free parking in the Wells Fargo Building parking lot and is located close to Interstate 5 and State Route 91 for easy access. The office is also located near many enticing restaurants and food venues such as the Anaheim Packing District and Center Street Promenade.
For more information about the department’s various convenient locations, please visit OCRecorder.com or call the information line at (714) 834-2500. The department’s information line is available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except holidays.
