"The decision to boost such fees comes as the cost to perform all Register-Recorder/County Clerk's office services has increased, according to a board letter signed by L.A. County Clerk Dean Logan. In the letter, Logan said the funds "no longer reflect the actual costs to perform these services and do not take into account inflationary factors or mandated minimum wage increases.""
"The county clerk's office, which files marriage licenses, also oversees election administration, voter file maintenance, real property document recording, and vital records custody and maintenance. The agency received a budget of more than $338 million to perform its election services for a county with more than a million registered voters, according to the 2023-24 fiscal year budget. But the agency has been running a deficit that has grown over the last few years, according to budget records."
Los Angeles County will raise marriage license and related fees effective Oct. 17. A public marriage license will increase from $91 to $176 (a 93% increase). A confidential marriage license will increase from $85 to $220 (about 160% increase). County-officiated civil wedding ceremonies and witness services will also cost more, bringing a public license plus county-officiated ceremony total to about $422. The Register-Recorder/County Clerk's office cited increased operating costs, inflationary factors, and mandated minimum wage increases as reasons for the hikes. The clerk's office manages elections, voter files, property recording, and vital records and has run a growing budget deficit.
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