The marriage certificate number starts with J for marriage, L for divorce, BJ for reissuance of marriage certificate, BL for reissuance of divorce certificate, followed by the province code, city code, and county code. The horizontal line is followed by the year, and then the horizontal line is followed by the sequence number of marriage registration in that year.
Ways to query marriage certificate number
1. I will bring a valid identification document to the original marriage registration authority for inquiry.
2. If the inquiry is not made by the principal, the principal needs to bring the issued authorization letter to the original marriage registration office for inquiry. The power of attorney needs to be notarized by an authoritative authority before it can be processed.
3. National authoritative agencies such as national public security organs, national security departments, people's procuratorates, people's courts, or case lawyers need to confirm the marital status of the parties to the case due to work requirements. They must present their unit certification materials and personal identification information to the marriage registration authority in order to access them.