Below is a listing of informational pamphlets on vital records. For a list of forms to request certified copies of vital records or to request vital records data, please go to Vital Records, Data and Statistics Forms.
Affidavit to Amend a Birth Record Correct spelling/typographical errors on the birth certificate, including to the sex field. Add an "AKA" (also known as) to a parent's name after a parent name change.
Amend Birth Certificate After Name Change Amend a person's name on their birth certificate after a name change.
Add, Remove, or Replace a Parent Listed on a Birth Certificate Add, Remove, or Replace a parent on a birth certificate.
The Adoption Process Register an adoption, obtain copies of adoption records, or obtain non-identifying information for birth parents and/or locate biological family members.
Supplemental Name Report ā Birth Add child's name to blank field(s) when at least one parent is available to sign the form.
Delayed Registration of Birth Register a California birth when the birth was not registered within the first year of birth or a certified copy of the original birth certificate is not obtainable.
Court Order Delayed Certificates Register a birth if the birth was not registered or a certified copy of the original birth certificate is not obtainable.
Affidavit to Amend a Death Record Correct spelling and/or typographical errors on the death certificate.
Court Order Delayed Certificates Register a death if the death was not registered or a certified copy of the original death certificate is not obtainable.
Affidavit to Amend a Marriage Record Correct spelling and/or typographical errors on the marriage certificate.
Court Order Delayed Certificates Register a marriage if the marriage was not registered or a certified copy of the original marriage certificate is not obtainable.
The Name Equality Act of 2007 General information about how one or both parties to a marriage may elect to change the middle and/or last names by which that party wishes to be known after solemnization of the marriage.