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Notice
To help reduce the rate of Covid-19 transmission, customers are still urged to use online or mail services at www.vitalchek.com to purchase birth or death certificates.
Requests may be made in person: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm
Customers may place orders via postal mail or online via www.vitalchek.com.
Out of Hospital Birth Registration & Medical Marijuana ID Cards are by appointment only! Please call 925-313-1125 to schedule an appointment.
The Contra Costa County Vital Registration Office is able to provide certified copies for births occurring this year and last year in Contra Costa County. Births that occurred prior to that may be obtained from the Clerk-Recorders Office at 925-335-7900 or on the County Clerk website.
Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 only specific individuals are permitted to obtain an authorized certified copy of a birth record.
Fees
Birth Certificate is $36.00 per certified copy.
The fee for any search of birth certificates shall be paid in advance by the applicant regardless of whether the certificate is found or not. A certified copy fee must accompany all requests for copies of Vital Registration. Requests received without the appropriate fee will be returned to the sender. Make your personal check, postal or bank money order payable to Vital Registration. Do not send cash. If no record is found, we will issue a Certificate of No Public Record and retain the fee for the search according to State law.