DPH Vital Records Office - Order Birth Certificates
Notice of Certificate Availability
The Los Angeles County
Department of Public Health Vital Records office
maintains birth records for events occurring in Los
Angeles County (except for Pasadena and Long Beach)
during the current or previous year. For all other
records, contact the Los Angeles County
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk at (800) 201-8999.
You can visit their website
Birth certificates are available 10 days after the original certificate has been registered.
Requests can be made in-person, by mail, or on-line.
The Department of Public Health Vital Records cannot process online orders, however, for your convenience, we have partnered with VitalChek Network to provide this service. VitalChek accepts debit and the following credit cards: MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover. A handling fee will be charged on all debit and credit card orders in addition to the certified copy fee.
Birth certificates are provided for the current year and prior year only
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
Fees*
Birth Certificate:
$34.00 / certified copy
Mail check payable to
County of Los
Angeles
We accept cash, check, credit/debit***
** Checks must be pre-printed
with name and address
Birth
Certificate: $34.00 / certified copy
Make check payable to
County of Los Angeles
We accept cash, check, credit/debit***
** Checks must be pre-printed with
name and address
Birth Certificate: $34.00/certified
copy plus $10.50 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 required
*** An additional fee is charged
** Checks must be pre-printed with name and address
*** An additional fee is charged
Apostille
If the country to which you are traveling requires an Apostille or Certification, 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) 744-6000
(626) 291-0899 (fax)
Births occurring in another county in the State of California
California Department of Public Health Office of Vital Records