The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) maintains a permanent, public record of every death that has occurred in California since July 1905.
Requesting a Certified Copy
- Electronic Submission
- Mail-In Request
- VS 112 - Application for Certified Copy of Death Record (PDF)
- VS 112sp -Cómo Obtener Copias Certificadas de Registros de Defunción (PDF)
- County Clerk/Recorder*
- *Event must have occurred in county selected
Fees
Certified deathrecords are $24per copy.
Please view our currentFees. Requests received without the appropriate fee will be returned to the sender. Make your check or money order payable to CDPH Vital Records. Checks must be drawn on a United States bank. Money orders must be drawn on a United States bank or issued by the United States Postal Service.
Please do not sendcash by mail.CDPH cannot be held responsible for fees paid that are lost, misdirected, or undelivered.
Processing Times
Please view our currentProcessing Times.The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request.
