California Application to Amend a Marriage Record (VS 24C)
Official state formCorrections and amendmentsForm VS 24CFree downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Pamphlet and application to correct a public California marriage record, or to change a spouse's bride or groom designation to reflect gender identity. It is mailed to the state vital records office. It is not for confidential marriage certificates, which the county clerk handles.
Who can use this form
- Two people sign the application
- The marriage officiant must be one signer when correcting the date or place of marriage or the officiant's information
- The county clerk signs when correcting a clerk error in the new name fields
What to send with it
- Completed VS 24C form
- Photocopy of the current marriage certificate
- Photocopy of the person's birth certificate, for corrections to personal or parent information
- Certified court order name change, or a photocopy of the naturalization certificate and name change petition, if one applies
- Payment by check or money order payable to CDPH Vital Records
- Notarized sworn statement (VS 20, included in the PDF)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- CDPH - Vital Records MS 5105 P.O. Box 997410 Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
- State fee
- Within 1 year of marriage: no fee to register, $19 per certified copy. One year or more: $26, which includes one certified copy; additional copies $19 each. Gender identity designation change: $26 at any time.
- Typical processing
- The form does not state a time. The office's processing times page lists an average of 7 to 9 weeks for amendments.
- Form revision
- 01/2026
- Source
- Official government page