California vital records may be obtained through the California Office of Vital Records through the mail.  In order to receive faster service, you may obtain vital records through the County Recorder's Office in the county of the event.  Marriage certificates and divorce decrees should be obtained through the county where the event occurred.

California Department of Health Services - Print request forms for California vital records.

Fresno County, California, County Clerk - Public Marriage Records Search - Search  for marriage records by the groom's or bride's name. 

Fresno County, Office of the Recorder - Instructions on how to obtain a certified copy of a vital record.

Kern County, California, County Clerk - Search for marriage records by the groom's or bride's name.  View instructions for obtaining a certified copy of a vital record. 

County of Marin - Search for marriage records by name. 

County of Marin, California - View instructions on how to obtain vital records.

Placer County, California - Search the Public Marriage Records by the groom's or bride's name. 

Placer County, California - View how to obtain a vital record.  The Clerk-Recorder's Office maintains birth and death records from 1873 to the present and marriage records from 1852 to the present.

Contra Costa County - Order Vital Records and Search Marriage Documents by Name of the Groom or Bride.

California Vital Records Information
(How to contact the Vital Records Department of California)
Event: Birth

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 730241
Sacramento, CA 94244-0241

Remarks: State office has had records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county where event occurred.

Check or money order should be made payable to State Registrar, Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (916) 445-2684.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Event: Death

Cost of copy: $8.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 730241
Sacramento, CA 94244-0241

Remarks: State office has had records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county where event occurred.

Check or money order should be made payable to State Registrar, Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records. Personal checks are accepted. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (916) 445-2684.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Event: Marriage

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 730241
Sacramento, CA 94244-0241

Remarks: State office has had records since July 1905. For earlier records, write to County Recorder in county where event occurred.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Event: Divorce

Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 730241
Sacramento, CA 94244-0241

Remarks: Fee is for search and identification of county where certified copy can be obtained (years 1962 thru 1984 only). For all other years or for a copy of the decree, write to County clerk in County where event occurred. Certified copies of decrees are not available from State Health Department.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Event: Divorce (county)

Cost of copy: Varies

Address: See remarks

Remarks: Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was granted.