Processing Times
Requests for Certified Copies
The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) estimated processing times for certified copies of vital records are listed below, which may occasionally increase as the volume of requests increases. The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request. County offices can sometimes process requests faster than CDPH-VR.
Requests for Amendments
The estimated processing times for amendments are listed below. CDPH-VR processing times may occasionally increase as the volume of requests increases. The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request.
- Acknowledgement of Paternity - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Adjudication of Facts of Parentage - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Adoption - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Birth Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Court Order Name Change - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Death Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Delayed Registration - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Gender Reassignment - 6 to 8 Weeks
- Marriage Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks