Fresno county hall of records death certificate

Contents

• 1 Procedure
• 2 Required Documents
• 3 Office Locations & Contacts
• 4 Eligibility
• 5 Fees
• 6 Validity
• 7 Documents to Use
• 8 Sample Documents
• 9 Processing Time
• 10 Related Videos
• 11 Instructions
• 12 Required Information
• 13 Need for the Document
• 14 Information which might help
• 15 Other uses of the Document/Certificate
• 16 External Links
• 17 Others

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Procedure[edit]

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

CDPH Vital Records only accepts orders submitted by mail. Complete and send the application form along with a Notarized sworn statement (if applicable) and check or money order for the certified copy fee to:

If using a courier service that requires a physical address for delivery, please use the following address:

Notes:

• Fill out a separate application for each record requested.
• Make sure that you have completed all items required on the application, and provide as much information as possible to help locate the record, otherwise your request may be returned to you for correction.
• Fees are payable to CDPH Vital Records via check or money order. International money orders for out-ofcountry requests should be payable in U.S. dollars. Fees are also nonrefundable per state law.
• If the CDPH cannot locate the record based on the information you provided, California Health and Safety Code authorizes CDPH to maintain the fee for the search itself, and a Certificate of No Public Record (CNPR) will be issued.
• You must have your sworn statement notarized if ordering an authorized copy. Having your sworn statement notarized is not necessary if you are ordering an informational copy. However, unless an informational copy is indicated on the application form, applications received without a notarized sworn statement will be returned to the sender.
• A certified copy fee must accompany all requests for copies of vital records.

Fresno County Recorder Office

You may obtain a copy of the death record from your local county recorder office in person or by post.

If you are submitting your request in person, complete sections 1 through 3 of the form. Your signature must be witnessed by the clerk in order to obtain an unrestricted copy of the birth record. It does not need to be notarized.

When ordering by mail, complete sections 1 through 3 of the form. Your signature must be notarized for an unrestricted copy. Provide the name and address of the person or agency to whom the copies are to be returned in the form. Send the original application and appropriate fees with money order payable to:

OR

Applying Online - VitalCheck

Go online and simply follow the steps to place an order. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service and all major credit cards are accepted.

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Required Documents[edit]

For requests submitted to CDPH:

• Completed Application Form
• Notarized sworn statement (if applicable).

For requests submitted to Fresno County Recorder:

• Completed Application Form
• Identification (If applicable)

Office Locations & Contacts[edit]

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Vital Records does not currently have a public c

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Eligibility[edit]

Authorized Copy

Individuals who can obtain an authorized copy of a birth/death certificate as stated by California law:

• The registrant (person listed on the certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant. A child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, spouse, or domestic partner 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 California 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. (Companies representing a government agency must provide authorization from the government agency.)
• 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. (If you are requesting a Certified Copy under a power of attorney, please include a copy of the power of attorney with the application form.)
• Any agent or employee of a funeral establishment who acts within the course and scope of his or her employment and who orders certified copies of a death certificate on behalf of an individual specified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code.

Informational Copy

If you cannot obtain an authorized copy under California law, you may request for an informational copy instead. An informational copy contains the same information as an authorized copy, but will have a legend across the face with the statement "Informational, not a valid document to establish identity."

Note: Authorized and informational copies are both certified copies.

Fees[edit]

For requests submitted to CDPH: $21.00 fee per copy requested

• Fees are payable to CDPH Vital Records via check or money order. Checks must be drawn on a United States bank. Money orders must be drawn on a United States bank or issued by the United States Postal Service. International money orders for out-of country requests should be payable in U.S. dollars. Fees are also nonrefundable per state law.
• Do not send cash by mail. CDPH cannot be held responsible for fees paid that are lost, misdirected, or undelivered.

For requests submitted to Fresno County Recorder: $21.00

• In person: You may pay in cash, check or money order payable to Fresno County Recorder.
• By Post: A check or money order for the full amount, payable to Fresno County Recorder. Do not send cash.

Validity[edit]

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use[edit]

For requests submitted to CDPH:

• Application for Certified Copy of Death Record

For request submitted to Fresno County Recorder Office:

Unrestricted certified copy of a Death record

• Application Form
• Instructions

Restricted certified copy of a Birth or Death record

• Application Form
• Instructions

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Sample Documents[edit]

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Processing Time[edit]

The amount of time needed to process your request may occasionally increase as volume of applications being processed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) increases. The County Recorder Offices can sometimes process requests faster than the CDPH.

Following are processing time for death record amendments and issuance of a certified copy of the amended record (if you paid for a copy):

• Death Record From 1993 to Present: 4 Weeks*
• Death Record From 1905 to 1992: 6 Weeks

Note: * Requests for more recent death records have shorter processing times, as the records have been imaged for quicker retrieval.

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Instructions[edit]

You may obtain your certificate either from the CDPH (only accepts orders submitted by mail) or from your local County Recorder Office (in person or by mail).

The Fresno County Recorder does not accept requests for copies of documents by phone, fax or email. Ordering documents online is done through an independent partner company - VitalChek which can provide you this service. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service and all major credit cards are accepted.

The Fresno County Recorder's Office issues certified copies of Death Certificates for persons whose death occured in Fresno County. For persons whose death occured in other counties, please contact that County's Recorder.

Note:

Before death certificates are registered in CDPH's state database and are made available for processing copies, they are first registered in the county where the death took place. This process is administered through the local county health department (registration) and local county recorders office (where the record is maintained).

Because of the time it takes the county offices to send the records to CDPH and to get them registered in CDPH's system, CDPH encourages individuals requesting certified copies of death certificates to send their applications to the county recorders office, if they need to obtain a copy of the certificate within the first three months after the date of event.

Applicants must be aware that, in case you choose to send your request to CDPH within the first three months after the date of event, and the Department do not have the record in their system yet, they will issue you a Certificate of No Public Record (CNPR) and retain the fee for the search, as stated in California law.

Required Information[edit]

• Name of decedent
• Date of death
• City of death
• Father's name
• Mother's maiden name
• For mail requests: The name and address of the person or agency to whom the copies are to be returned.

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Need for the Document[edit]

A Death Certificate is a document issued by a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death.

A copy of the death certificate is often necessary when you apply for administrative procedures, such as execution of the will or making funeral arrangements.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a certified copy of a death certificate.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate[edit]

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

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