Birth Request Form C1.docx [06/15]
Marin County Recorder
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 232
San Rafael CA 94903
(415) 473-6094
REQUEST FOR CERTIFIED COPY OF BIRTH RECORD - $25
The fee for vital records must be paid in advance by the applicant. If no record is found, the fee will be retained for searching as
required by California statute, and a “Certificate of No Record Found” will be issued. [H&S 103625, GC 27369]
Birth Certificate Information
Number of Copies Requested
Mother’s Maiden Name—Last Name
Was the registrant adopted? (Only adopted certificate available.)
Has the registrant’s name changed by court order or amendment?
Requestor Information
Mailing Address for Copies, if Different from Above
The California Health & Safety Code, Section 103526, permits only authorized persons as defined below to receive authorized certified
copies of birth records. Those who are not authorized by law to receive an authorized certified copy will receive an informational certified
copy marked “INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY”. Please indicate below whether you would
like an Authorized Certified Copy or an Informational Certified Copy.
I would like an Authorized Certified Copy of the record
identified on this application form. (To receive an authorized
certified copy, you must indicate your relationship to the person
named on the application form by selecting from the list below
and complete the attached sworn statement.)
I would like an Informational Certified Copy of the
record identified on this application form. (You are not
required to select from the list below or complete a
sworn statement in order to receive an informational
certified copy.)
The registrant (person named in the certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant.
A child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner 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 requirements of Section 3140 or 7603 of the Family Code.
A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is
conducting official business.
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.
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