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San Francisco Office of the Assessor-Recorder
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall Room 190
San Francisco, CA 94102
628-652-8100
assessor@sfgov.org
Weekdays 8-5, except legal holidays.
The County Clerk is a separate office in City Hall Room 160. It handles confidential marriages, fictitious business names, notary filings, domestic partnerships, and related clerk records. Public marriages are recorded by the Assessor-Recorder, so identify the record type before contacting the counter.