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Official instructions for certified and informational copies of vital records. Choose your county to find the office that handles this service.
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| County, California | Where to start | Service information |
|---|---|---|
| Alameda | Order Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates | |
| Alpine | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Amador | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Butte | Birth, death and marriage certificate applications | |
| Calaveras | Order a birth certificate | |
| Colusa | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Contra Costa | Birth Certificates | |
| Del Norte | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| El Dorado | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Fresno | Start with the office website Order a birth certificate | |
| Glenn | Request birth or death certificates | |
| Humboldt | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Imperial | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Inyo | Order a birth certificate | |
| Kern | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Kings | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Lake | Birth, death and marriage ordering instructions Start with the office website | |
| Lassen | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Los Angeles | Order a birth certificate | |
| Madera | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Marin | Birth certificate request | |
| Mariposa | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Mendocino | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Merced | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Modoc | Order a birth certificate Start with the office website | |
| Mono | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Monterey | Request birth or death certificates | |
| Napa | Birth, Death, & Marriage Certificates | |
| Nevada | Order a birth certificate | |
| Orange | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Placer | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Plumas | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Riverside | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Sacramento | Order a birth certificate | |
| San Benito | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| San Bernardino | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| San Diego | Order a birth certificate | |
| San Francisco | Get a birth certificate Get a birth certificate | |
| San Joaquin | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| San Luis Obispo | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| San Mateo | Birth Certificates | |
| Santa Barbara | Birth, death and marriage certificate information | |
| Santa Clara | Order a birth certificate | |
| Santa Cruz | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Shasta | Order a birth certificate Start with the office website | |
| Sierra | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Siskiyou | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Solano | Order a birth or death certificate Birth, Death, and Marriage Records (Solano County Recorder) | |
| Sonoma | Birth Certificates | |
| Stanislaus | Birth, death and marriage certificate information | |
| Sutter | Request birth, death or public marriage records | |
| Tehama | Request birth or death certificates | |
| Trinity | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Tulare | Order a birth certificate | |
| Tuolumne | Order birth, death or marriage certificates Start with the office website | |
| Ventura | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Yolo | Order birth, death or marriage certificates | |
| Yuba | Order birth, death or marriage certificates |