How To Get Copy Of Birth Certificate California

Data Collection and Analysis Unit
Department of Public Health
County of Los Angeles

Email: DCA@ph.lacounty.gov

313 North Figueroa Street
Room Lobby-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Monday -Friday 8:00 � 4:00 pm

(213) 288-7812 (births)
(213) 288-7816 (deaths)
Email: VRO@ph.lacounty.gov

Los Angeles County is home to more people than any state other than California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.

Approximately 140,000 babies are born in Los Angeles County every year.

Approximately 60,000 deaths occur in Los Angeles County every year.

Adobe Reader
Note: PDF documents on this site were created using Adobe Acrobat 5.0 or later. If you are using an earlier version of Adobe Acrobat Reader (4.x or less), document functionality may be reduced. Please Click Here

Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology (OHAE) websites

Effective November 1, 2021, we will resume our public service hours, Monday � Friday from 8:00 am-4:00 pm. Please note, safety measures along with physical distancing practices and the LA County Health Officer Order which requires all visitors, age 2 years and older, regardless of vaccination status to wear masks in all indoor public settings will be followed.

A partir del 1 de noviembre de 2021, reanudaremos nuestro horario de servicio p�blico, de Lunes a Viernes de 8:00 de la ma�ana a 4:00 de la tarde. Tenga en cuenta que se seguir�n las medidas de seguridad junto con las pr�cticas de distanciamiento f�sico y la Orden del Oficial del Departamento de Salud P�blica del Condado de Los �ngeles que requiere que todos los visitantes, de 2 a�os en adelante, independientemente del estado de vacunaci�n, usen m�scaras en todos los entornos p�blicos interiores.


Data Collection & Analysis - Order Birth Certificates

Notice of Birth Certificate Availability

We maintain records of births that occurred in Los Angeles County, except for Long Beach and Pasadena, for the current year and prior year.
Birth certificates are available 10 days after the original certificate has been registered.
All other requests must be submitted to:

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC)
Birth, Death and Marriage Records Section
12400 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, California 90650
Phone: (800)201-8999
Email: Recorder@rrcc.lacounty.gov

The Department of Public Health Vital Records is not able to process online orders, however, for your convenience, we have partnered with VitalChek Network to provide this service beginning January 11, 2021. VitalChek accepts debit and the following credit cards: MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover. A $9.00 special handling fee will be charged on all debit and credit card orders in addition to the certified copy fee.

Birth certificates are provide for the current year and prior year only


Information	MAIL	IN-PERSON	Online
Address	DPH Vital Records Office Attn: Birth Section 313 N. Figueroa Street, Room Lobby-1 Los Angeles, CA 90012	DPH Vital Records Office 313 N. Figueroa Street, Room Lobby-1 Los Angeles, CA 90012	Click here Follow online instructions.
Fees*	Birth Certificate: $28.00 / certified copy Mail check payable to County of Los Angeles We accept check or money order Checks must be pre-printed with name and address DO NOT SEND CASH	Birth Certificate: $28.00 / certified copy Make check payable to County of Los Angeles We accept cash, check, credit/ATM* or money order Checks must be pre-printed with name and address	Birth Certificate: $28.00/certified copy plus $9.00 processing fee Debit and all major credit cards are accepted
Forms	1. Application for a Birth Certificate 2. Certificate of Identity (must be notarized)	Application Form will be provided	Application form will be provided online *notarized certificate of identity may be requested

* Non-refundable
*** An additional fee is charged
** Checks must be pre-printed with name and address
*** An additional fee is charged

Useful Links
Learn more about other birth related services we are providing.

Apostille
If the country to which you are traveling requires an Apostille or Certification, you must obtain a certified copy from the Los Angeles RR/CC since the California Secretary of State will only provide authentication of the County Clerk or Recorder's signature. Please click here for more information.

Births occurring in the City of Long Beach or City of Pasadena
The Los Angeles County Office of Vital Records does not provide any information on births that occurred in the cities of Pasadena and Long Beach. For vital records information in these areas, please see below:

Long Beach Health Department - Vital Records

(562) 570-4305

Pasadena Health Department - Vital Records

(626) 744-6052
(626) 291-0899 (fax)

Births occurring in another county in the State of California
California Department of Public Health Office of Vital Records

Births occurring outside of the State of California
Other States Vital Record Offices