WELCOME TO THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS

The Office of Vital Records is responsible for registering all of the births and deaths that take place within the City and County of San Francisco only.  The Office of Vital Records is located at:  101 Grove Street, Room 105, directly across from City Hall and bordered by Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street.  Our Walk-Up Hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. except for observed Holiday and Office Closures. Please note that no applications will be accepted after 3:55 p.m

Special circumstances:

There are several different circumstances that occur which require amendments or changes to the original vital record.  Click on any and all that apply to you for the instructions on how to amend your record.

Are you:

• A home-birth client needing to register your home birth?
• A funeral home needing EDRS Registration Assistance?
• An individual needing to purchase a copy of a
  • Birth Certificate?
  • Death Certificate?
• An individual who needs to change information on a BIRTH certificate? Or a DEATH certificate?

WHO CAN OBTAIN COPIES?

California Health and Safety Code, Section 103526, permits only authorized individuals to receive certified copies of birth records.

The law describes an authorized person as:

• The registrant or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant.
• A party entitled to receive the record as a result of a court order, or an attorney or a licensed adoption agency seeking the birth record in order to comply with the requirements of Section 3140 or 7603 of the Family Code.
• A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business.
• A child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant.
• An attorney representing the registrant or the registrant's estate, or any person or agency empowered by statute or appointed by a court to act on behalf of the registrant or the registrant's estate.  You MUST provide proof at the time you are requesting this document.

REQUESTS THROUGH THE MAIL

Be sure that you have completely filled out the application and have it notarized if you intend to receive a Certified Authorized Copy.  Please read these instructions. Mail your application to:

SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE OF VITAL RECORDS
101 GROVE STREET, ROOM 105
SAN FRANCISCO, CA  94102