Effective Wednesday, 3/24/2020, the Department of Public Health, Office of Vital Records will be suspending all in-person counter services for general business transactions.  To purchase a birth or death certificate, please complete an application (see “Records by Mail” tab) to complete an application to be mailed in.  Upon receipt, your order will be fulfilled promptly and mailed back to you. 

Please feel free to contact our office for additional information during the hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm.  We can be reached at 951/358-5068. 

Important Notice: The Office of Vital Records has birth and death records for this year and last year only. 

 

If you are an adult looking to purchase your own birth certificate, or you are looking to purchase a birth certificate for a child older than one, please contact the Riverside County Assessor-Clerk-Recorder at (951) 955-6200 or visit their site.


Pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Sections 102275-103395, the Office of Vital Records registers all births, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within the County of Riverside.

The Office of Vital Records also issues certified copies of births and deaths that occurred in Riverside County during the current year or previous year. To obtain certified copies of birth or death records for 2017 or earlier, please contact the County of Riverside Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder at (951) 955-6200, or visit them on the web at: http://www.asrclkrec.com/Recorder/Birth,Death,MarriageCertificates.aspx

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Law on certified copies

As of July 1, 2003, California State Law (SB 247) changed the process in which certified copies are issued. This law was passed in order to protect against identity theft. In short the law states that:

"...if a certified copy is ordered by mail we will require a notarized sworn statement unless an information copy is desired in which case we will not require a notarized sworn statement.."

Holiday Closures
  • New Year's Day- Tues. 1/1/20
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Mon. 1/20/20
  • Lincoln’s Birthday - Tues. 2/12/20
  • Washington's Birthday - Mon. 2/17/20
  • Memorial Day - Mon. 5/25/20
  • Independence Day - Thurs. 7/3/20
  • Labor Day - Mon. 9/7/20
  • Columbus Day - Mon. 10/12/20
  • Veteran's Day - Mon. 11/11/20
  • Thanksgiving Day - Thu. 11/26/20
  • Day after Thanksgiving Day - Fri. 11/27/20
  • Christmas Day - Wed.. 12/25/20

Weekend/Holiday Emergency Filing:
The Riverside County Local Registration District (LRD) offers emergency filing to accommodate religious and cultural beliefs that require interment within 48 hours of death. To be eligible the disposition must be scheduled within 48 hours of death. The LRD staff will be on call for emergency filings on Saturday, Sunday and County holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. You can reach the LRD staff at the Riverside County Public Health answering service at (951) 782-2974.

Thank you for your dedicated service to family and friends, residents and visitors.