{"data":{"id":"us-ca/fam-500.5","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"FAM § 500.5","heading":"","body":"For purposes of this part, the document issued by the county clerk is a marriage license until it is registered with the county clerk, at which time the license becomes a marriage certificate.","path":["Family Code - FAM","DIVISION 3. MARRIAGE [300. - 560.]","PART 4. CONFIDENTIAL MARRIAGE [500. - 536.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [500. - 511.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"09bcec890265b7c82b9f2c99f81525a1fae2e63bb9d80d5eef93b9081ed3f777","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/fam-500","next":"us-ca/fam-501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}