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GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor

State of California—Health and Human Services Agency
California Department of Public Health


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Local Registrars of Birth and Deaths, Chief Deputy Registrars of Births and Deaths, County Clerks and County Recorders
25-02 Transition of the New State Registrar
1/13/2025




The purpose of this All-County Letter is to notify jurisdictions that effective Monday, January 13, 2025, the State Registrar will transition from Tomas J. Aragon to Romeo Amian. The new signature block for certified copies of birth, death, fetal death, and marriage certificates issued by the California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) will be as follows:

Romeo Amian
STATE REGISTRAR OF VITAL RECORDS

The signature block of the formerly appointed State Registrar, Dana E. Moore, will remain on the banknote security paper for CDPH for birth, death, fetal death, and marriage certificates until supplies run out. Romeo Amian’s signature will appear on the right side.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the CDPH-VR, Production Unit at (916) 552-8116.

Sincerely,

Original signed by:

TomÔs Aragón, MD, DrPH
Director & State Public Health Officer
California Department of Public Health

Enclosures

CDPH Vital Records, MS 5105 ā— P.O. Box 997410 ā— Sacramento, CA 95899-7410
(916) 445-2684
Department Website (www.cdph.ca.gov)​