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The Vital Records Office of the Santa Barbara
County Public Health Department processes the County's Birth and
Death Certificates, and Burial Permits. They provide certified copies
of Certificates for those who were born in this County in 2002 to current or died in the County during
the current or previous year. All other request please contact the County Recorder's Office at 805 568-2250.
Birth and Death Certificate Inquiries
New Requirements To Order
Birth or Death Records
Effective July 1, 2003
Beginning July 1, 2003,
the California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 permits only
specific individuals to receive an AUTHORIZED
CERTIFIED COPY of a birth or death record. Please see
below for list of authorized individuals.
An AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH is required
to obtain a driver's license, passport, social security card and
other services related to an individual's identity.
An AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY OF A DEATH may be
required to obtain death benefits, claim insurance proceeds, notify
social security, and obtain other services related to an individual's
identity.
Those that DO NOT meet the criteria for an AUTHORIZED
CERTIFIED COPY may receive an INFORMATIONAL CERTIFIED COPY that
include the words, "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO
ESTABLISH IDENTITY" imprinted across the face of the copy.
IN PERSON: an authorized
individual must complete an approved application including a sworn
statement under penalty of perjury to receive an AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED
COPY.
 Click
here for instructions on how to order a certified copy of the
BIRTH RECORD in Adobe Acrobat format.
Click
here for instructions on how to order a certified copy of the
DEATH RECORD in Adobe Acrobat format.
Haga Click Aqui para instrucciones de como obtener Una Copia Certificada de Nacimiento en persona
BY MAIL: a notarized
Certificate of Identity and a completed application form signed
under penalty of perjury by the authorized requestor are required
for all orders.
Click
here for instructions on how to order a certified copy of the
BIRTH RECORD by mail in Adobe Acrobat format.
Click
here for instructions on how to order a certified copy of the
DEATH RECORD by mail in Adobe Acrobat format.
Haga click aquí para instrucciones de como obtener una copia Certificada de Nacimiento por correo.
Haga click aquí para instrucciones de como obtener una copia Certificada de Defunción por correo o en persona.
Individuals permitted
to receive an AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY:
- 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 estate
- Any funeral director that orders certified
copies of a death certificate on behalf of any individual specified
in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section
7100 of the Health and Safety Code.
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