{"code":"FAM","codeName":"Family Code","section":"530","citation":"Fam. Code, § 530","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE [300. - 560.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3"},{"name":"PART 4. CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE [500. - 536.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Approval of Notaries to Authorize Confidential Marriages [530. - 536.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/division-3/part-4/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 816, Sec. 32.   Effective January 1, 2007.   Operative January 1, 2008, by Sec. 56 of Ch. 816.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>(a) No notary public shall issue a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless the notary public is approved by the county clerk to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to this chapter.</p><p>(b) A violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or six months in jail.</p>","text":"(a) No notary public shall issue a confidential marriage license pursuant to this part unless the notary public is approved by the county clerk to issue confidential marriage licenses pursuant to this chapter. (b) A violation of subdivision (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or six months in jail.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/family-code/approval-of-notaries-to-authorize-confidential-marriages-530","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}