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Event: Birth
Cost of copy:
$14.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
MS: 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Remarks:
State office has records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county
where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made
payable to Office of Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone
number is (916) 445-2684. This will be a recorded
message.
Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the
Internet at http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/ovr/ordercert.htm.
In order to obtain a
Certified Copy you MUST complete a sworn
statement included with the birth certificate application form and sign
the statement under penalty of perjury. If you mail your request, your
sworn statement must be notarized. If your mailed request indicates that
you want a Certified Copy but does not include a notarized statement sworn
under penalty of perjury, the request will be rejected as incomplete and
returned to you without being processed.
Event: Death
Cost of copy:
$12.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
MS: 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Remarks: State office
has records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county
where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made
payable to Office of Vital
Records. To verify current fees, the telephone
number is (916) 445-2684. This is a recorded
message.
Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the
Internet at http://www.dhs.ca.gov/hisp/chs/ovr/ordercert.htm.
In order to obtain a Certified Copy you MUST
complete the sworn statement included with the death certificate
application form and sign the statement under penalty of perjury. If you
mail your request, your sworn statement must be notarized. If your mailed
request indicates that you want a Certified Copy but does not include a
notarized statement sworn under penalty of perjury, the request will be
rejected as incomplete and returned to you without being processed.
Event: Marriage
Cost of copy:
$13.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
MS: 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Remarks: State office
has records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county
where event occurred.
Event: Divorce
Cost of copy:
$13.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
MS: 5103
P.O. Box 997410
Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
Remarks: Fee is for
search and identification of county where certified copy can be obtained (years 1962 thru
June 1984 only). For all other years or for a copy of the decree, write to
Superior Court in
County where event occurred. Certified copies of decrees are not available from State
Health Department.
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Event: Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Address: See remarks
Remarks: Clerk of
Superior Court in county where divorce was granted.
Event:Apostille stamp for use outside USA
California
Office of the Secretary of State
Business Programs Division
Notary Public Section
P.O. Box 942877
Sacramento, CA 94277-0001
916-653-3595
http://www.ss.ca.gov/business/notary/notary.htm
Fee: $20.00
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; any Assistant Secretary of State; any Deputy Secretary of State.
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