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California County Vital Records Offices
Information for California:
- You may obtain certified copies of Vital Records directly from the County Recorder's Office, or Local Health Department for recent Births and Deaths if you know the county of occurence. Most of the county offices can provide a faster processing time than the State office (often within one week). Also, many of the county offices will accept requests (using a credit card) by phone, fax, or on-line. Certified copies of divorce decrees and confidential marriage records must be obtained from the county where divorce was granted or the marriage was licensed.
County Index:
- Alameda . Alpine . Amador . Butte . Calaveras . Colusa . Contra Costa . Del Norte . El Dorado . Fresno . Glenn . Humboldt . Imperial . Inyo . Kern . Kings . Lake . Lassen . Los Angeles . Madera . Marin . Mariposa . Mendocino . Merced . Modoc . Mono . Monterey . Napa . Nevada . Orange . Placer . Plumas . Riverside . Sacramento . San Benito . San Bernardino . San Diego . San Francisco . San Joaquin . San Luis Obispo . San Mateo . Santa Barbara . Santa Clara . Santa Cruz . Shasta . Sierra . Siskiyou . Solano . Sonoma . Stanislaus . Sutter . Tehama . Trinity . Tulare . Tuolumne . Ventura . Yolo . Yuba
This page tells how to obtain copies of vital records such as birth certificates, death records, marriage licenses and divorce decrees in California Counties. See the guidelines for information on how to order vital records. Check the related links for additional genealogical information on the State of California.
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Sacramento County Vital Records
| Sacramento County Recorder 600 8th Street, Rm 108 P.O. Box 839 Sacramento, CA 95812 (916) 874-6334 Outside 916 area code, but within CA: (800) 313-7133 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Benito County Vital Records
| San Benito County Clerk's Office Attn: Vital Records 440 Fifth Street, Room 206 Hollister, CA 95023-3843 (831) 636-4029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Bernardino County Vital Records
| San Bernardino County Recorder 222 W. Hospitality Lane San Bernardino, CA 92415 (909) 387-8314 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Diego County Vital Records
| San Diego County Recorder 1600 Pacific Hwy, Rm 260 P.O. Box 1750 San Diego, CA 92112-4147 (619) 237-0502 | San Diego Genealogical Society 1050 Pioneer Way, Suite E El Cajon, CA 92020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Francisco County Vital Records
| San Francisco Assessor/Recorder #1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place City Hall Rm #190 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 554-4580 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco Department of Public Health 101 Grove Street, Room 105 San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 554-2700 email: vital_records@dph.sf.ca.us Make money order or personal check payable to the Department of Public Health. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Joaquin County Vital Records
| San Joaquin County Recorder/ County Clerk's Office 6 South El Dorado St, 2nd floor P.O. Box 1968 Stockton, CA 95201 (209) 468-3939 | San Joaquin Genealogy Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Effective July 1, 2003 the California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 permits only specific individuals to receive an AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY of a birth or death record. An AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY of a birth record is required to obtain a driver’s license, passport, social security card and other services related to an individual’s identity. An AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY of a death record may be required to obtain death benefits, claim insurance proceeds, notify social security and obtain other services related to an individual’s identity. Please see below for list of authorized individuals. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Luis Obispo County Vital Records
| San Luis Obispo County Recorder 1055 Monterey Street, Room D120 San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 781-5080 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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San Mateo County Vital Records
| San Mateo County Recorder 555 County Center, 1st floor Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 363-4212 Info Email: recorder@smcare.org | San Mateo County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 5083 San Mateo, CA 94402 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Barbara County Vital Records
| Santa Barbara Clerk-Recorder 1100 Anacapa Street P.O. Box 159 Santa Barbara, CA 93102 (805) 568-2250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office of Vital Records 345 Camino Del Remedio, 3rd Floor, Rm. 320 Santa Barbara, CA 93110 Telephone: (805)681-5150 Fax: (805)681-5141 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Clara County Vital Records
| Santa Clara County Recorder East Wing, First floor 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 299-2481 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santa Cruz County Vital Records
| Santa Cruz County Recorder 701 Ocean Street, Rm 230 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 (831) 454-2800 Email: rcd.web@co.santa-cruz.ca.us | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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