“Dedicated to making the public records readily accessible while safeguarding the confidentiality and security of those records.”

Hugh Nguyen
Orange County Clerk-Recorder

Civil weddings are performed in special ceremony rooms at the Old County Courthouse and at the department’s branch offices in Anaheim and Laguna Hills.

Marriage licenses and U.S. passports can be obtained through the department at the historic Old County Courthouse in downtown Santa Ana. Passport photos also are available.

Property researchers, historians and students are invited to learn more about the county’s rich past at the Archives, open to the public weekdays in downtown Santa Ana.

Residents in North Orange County can visit the department’s branch office in Anaheim, where customers can access most of our services.

Residents in South Orange County can visit the department’s branch office at the Laguna Hills Civic Center, where customers can access most of our services and parking is free.