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County Clerk

Aimee X. Espinoza

1115 Truxtun Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93301-4639

Office Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm

Monday - Friday (Excluding Holidays)

Office Number: 661-868-3588


County Clerk Services

MARRIAGE LICENSES
  • Issue Public and Confidential Marriage Licenses and Declarations of Marriage
  • Prepare Duplicate Marriage Licenses
  • Record Confidential Marriage Licenses
  • Prepare Certified Copies of Confidential Marriage Licenses
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME SERVICES
  • Process Fictitious Business Name Statements
  • Process Statements of Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name
  • Process Statements of Withdrawal from Partnership
  • Record search for Fictitious Business Name Statements
  • Prepare copies of Fictitious Name Business Statements
  • Prepare certified copies of Fictitious Name Business Statements
  • Process proofs of publication for Fictitious Business Name Statements
  • Process proofs of publication for Abandonment
  • Process proofs of publication for Withdrawal of Partnership
NOTARY
  • Register Notaries Public
  • Prepare Clerk's Certificate attesting to the signature of the Notary on file
  • Receive and maintain journals of Ex-Notary Public

Note: Clerks are not Notaries Public, and cannot notarize documents.

REGISTRATION SERVICES
  • Registration of Registered Photocopier
  • Registration of Process Server
  • Registration of Unlawful Detainer Assistant
  • Registration of Legal Document Assistant
FILING AND OATH SERVICES
  • Post and record California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents
  • File Official Appointments and Revocations
  • File Oaths of Allegiance
  • Prepare and give Oaths of Allegiance to County employees working for the state
  • File Power of Attorney for Admitted Surety Attorney - In-Fact
  • File Certificates of Authority
  • File lists of Licensed Bail Agents
  • File Oath of Humane Society Officer
  • File Oaths of Office for Elected Officials
CERTIFICATION SERVICES
  • Record Search (record, no record disclosed)
  • Aliveness
  • Authority for Admitted Sureties
  • Translation document for recording
  • Employee signature

Note: All documents filed within this office are subject to public view with the exception of Confidential Marriage Licenses.