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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
ERNEST J. DRONENBURG, JR.
ASSESSOR/RECORDER/COUNTY CLERK
www.sdarcc.com
APPLICATION FOR A
BIRTH CERTIFICATE
OR LETTER OF NO RECORD
$32.00 PER COPY
FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
Per California State Law, Health and Safety Code, Section 103526(c), permits only
authorized persons as defined below to request certified copies of Birth Records.
Those who are not authorized by Law to receive a certified copy will receive a
certified informational copy marked “INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT
TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY.”
Please wait 2 weeks from the date of the event before submitting your request. If we cannot find the record based on the information provided, State
Law requires that we retain the fee and issue a “Letter of No Record.” You will be asked to present a valid photo ID for all in-person requests.
I would like a Certified Copy of the record identified on the
application form. (You must indicate your relationship to the
person named on the application form by selecting from the list
below.)
I would like a Certified Informational Copy of the record
identified on the application form OR a Letter of No Record.
(You are not required to select from the list below or complete
the Statement of Identity to receive an Informational Copy or
Letter of No Record.)
I am:
The registrant (person named on certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant
A party entitled to receive the record as a result of a court order, or an attorney or a licensed adoption agency seeking the birth record
in order to comply with the requirement of Section 3140 or 7603 of the Family Code (Include a certified copy of the COURT ORDER)
A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is conducting
official business
A child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant
An attorney representing the registrant or the registrant’s estate, or any person or agency empowered by statute or appointed by a
court to act on behalf of the registrant or the registrant’s estate
BIRTH INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATE (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE) - $32.00 for each certified copy
First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
Date of Birth
County of Birth
# of Copies
Full Birth Name of Mother / Parent (First, Middle, Last)
STATEMENT OF IDENTITY FOR AUTHORIZED PERSON - In Person Only
I, , swear under penalty of perjury that I am an authorized person, as
(Applicant’s Printed Name)
indicated above and am eligible to receive a certified copy of the birth record identified on this application form.
Sworn this day of , 20 , at , .
(Day) (Month) (Year) (City) (State)
(Applicant’s Signature)
(Must be signed in the presence of a County Clerk)
PLEASE NOTE: IF SUBMITTING REQUEST BY MAIL
COMPLETE SWORN STATEMENT & CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT ON PAGE 2
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Type of identification provided:
] Driver’s License [ ] Military ID
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For multiple mail requests only ONE Sworn Statement & Certificate of Acknowledgment is Required Per Applicant
SWORN STATEMENT
I, , declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that I am
(Applicant’s Printed Name)
an authorized person, as defined in California Health and Safety Code, Section 103526(c), and am eligible to receive a certified copy of the birth
record of the following individual(s):
Name of Person Listed on Certificate
# of Copies
Applicant’s Relationship to Person Listed on Certificate
(Must be a relationship listed on page 1 of the application)
Subscribed to this day of _, 20 , at , _.
(Day) (Month) (Year) (City) (State)
_
(Applicant’s Signature)
Note: If submitting your order by mail and requesting a Certified Copy, you must have your sworn statement notarized using the Certificate of
Acknowledgment below. The notary is only verifying the identity of the person requesting the copy not the relationship to the registrant.
Only one notarization is required even though the requestor may have a different authorized relationship to each being requested (i.e., Mother on
one request, Registrant on another request, etc.).
CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of County of
On before me, ,
(Date) (Insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared _ who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be
the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same
in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed, the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of
California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
SIGNATURE OF NOTARY PUBLIC
Mail Birth Certificate to:
Name _________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
City, State, Zip __________________________________
Email __________________________________________
Phone ( _______ ) _______________________________
# of Copies _______________ X $32.00 =
___________
P
lease mail this request along with your payment
(check or money order payable toSan Diego County Recorder”) to:
San Diego Recorder/County Clerk
ATTN: Vital Records
P.O. Box 121750
San Diego, CA 92112-1750
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
document to which this certificate is attached, and not to the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.