Vital Record Fees 

Please send a check or money order made payable to CDPH Vital Records.

 Please do not send cash by mail. ​​CDPH cannot be held responsible for fees paid that are lost, misdirected, or undelivered.

Certified Copies

• Birth Certificate - $25
• Death Certificate - $21
• Fetal Death Certificate - $18
• Public Marriage Certificate - $15
• Dissolution of Marriage Certificate - $14
• Still Birth Certificate - $24

Amendments

• Acknowledgement of Paternity - $23
• Adjudication of Facts of Parentage - $23
• Adoptions - $20*
• Affidavit to Amend a Birth Certificate - $23*
• Affidavit to Amend a Death Certificate - $23*
• Affidavit to Amend a Marriage Certificate - $23*
• Correcting Gender Errors - $23
• Court Order Name Change - $23
• Gender Reassignment - $23

Delayed Registrations

• Delayed Registration of Birth - $23
• Court Order Delayed Certificate of Marriage - $23
• Court Order Delayed Registration of Birth - $23
• Court Order Delayed Registration of Death - $23
• Court Order Delayed Registration of Fetal Death - $23

*Refer to our informational pamphlets on this website (Correcting or Amending Vital Records)  - there are a few instances where these particular transactions do not require a fee.