Unrestricted
An unrestricted marriage certificate can be used to establish your identity. Persons requesting unrestricted certified copies of marriage certificates must sign a statement, under penalty of perjury, that they are authorized to receive a regular certified copy.
(Examples of agencies requiring Unrestricted: DMV, Social Securities, Passport agencies)

Who can be an authorized requestor?


• The registrant (person listed on the certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant. (Legal guardian must provide documentation.)
• A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business. (Photo identification or a request on the agency's letter head.)
• A child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant.
• An attorney representing the registrant or the registrant's estate, or any person or agency empowered by statute or appointed by a court to act on behalf of the registrant or the registrant's estate. (Please include supporting documentation.)
Informational
If you cannot obtain an unrestricted copy under California law, you can obtain an informational copy. An informational copy contains the same information as an unrestricted copy, but will have a legend across the face with the statement, "Informational Not a valid document to establish identity". It is intended only as an informational document and cannot be used for identity purposes.

To learn more about the state law and who is an authorized requestor, click here.

NOTARY CONSUMER DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT (SB 1050)

Effective January 1, 2015, pursuant to Senate Bill 1050, the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder's Office will require the Notary Consumer Disclosure. This bill requires a legible notice at the top of the certificate of acknowledgment in an enclosed box, stating that the acknowledgment, proof of execution, or jurat verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which the acknowledgment, proof of execution, or jurat is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of the document, as specified below.

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document, to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

Documents where the person appeared before a notary or other officer on or after January 1, 2015 must have this disclosure or the document will be rejected. Documents acknowledged before January 1, 2015 will be accepted for recording and must meet current applicable statue.

This requirement has been made in accordance with the legislative amendment to Sections 1189 and 1195 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 8202 of the Government Code, relating to notaries public.