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Santa Barbara, California

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Birth, death and marriage certificate information (opens in a new tab)

Official Santa Barbara County certificate information and application options. Follow the county’s instructions for the copy type and request method you need.

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Santa Barbara County government · Santa Barbara County — Recorders | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website (opens in a new tab)

Official county certificate service heading and published application/copy information. This is an information destination; no unverified online-transaction promise.

quired) on a first-come, first-served basis. Birth Certificate Copies California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 permits only authorized persons to receive certified authorized copies of birth records. Death Certificate Copies Our office has death records from the current year back to 1850. Our records only include deaths that occurred in San

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Marriage license information and requirements (opens in a new tab)

Official county instructions for obtaining a new marriage license. Online application entry alone does not issue a license or replace the required appearance; confirm the license type, documents and visit arrangements.

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Santa Barbara County — Clerk marriage services · Santa Barbara marriage services — requirements (opens in a new tab)

Official marriage licensing information — Marriage License Requirements

Marriage License Requirements

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County public records center (opens in a new tab)

Use the county records center. Its online request page offers an anonymous option; Sheriff requests use a different center. An anonymous requester must retain the reference number to check progress.

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Santa Barbara County · Santa Barbara County — public records portal (opens in a new tab)

Public records — Welcome to the Public Records Center

Welcome to the Public Records Center

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FBN / DBA filing resources (opens in a new tab)

Use the working FBN index for name-search, fee and copy links. The General Filing Information page currently displays a heading/navigation without substantive instructions; full filing steps still need confirmation.

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Santa Barbara County — business name filing · Santa Barbara — FBN index (opens in a new tab)

Fictitious business name — Fictitious Business Name

Fictitious Business Name

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Find Santa Barbara real-estate recording and copy services (opens in a new tab)

County directory links for real-estate record searches, recording a new document and ordering copies. Check the linked county service for detailed instructions.

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Santa Barbara County official service / referred provider · Santa Barbara — property records (opens in a new tab)

County Recorder — Find Santa Barbara real-estate recording and copy services

How to Search Real Estate Records

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Official state service profiles

These 26 profiles are classified under this topic by CA.gov. The county filter above does not establish local eligibility for them. Confirm availability and requirements on the official profile.