Who is Authorized to Receive an Authorized Certified Copy?

A person authorized to get a certified copy of a birth or death record must be one of the following:

• The registrant or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant.
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• 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.
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• A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another governmental agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business.
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• A child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant.
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• An attorney representing the registrant's estate, or any person or agency empowered by statue or appointed by a court to act on behalf of the registrant or the registrant's estate.
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• A funeral director ordering 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.

Useful Links:

• In Person Request for Certified Birth/Death Certificates
• By Mail Request for Certified Birth/Death Certificates
• Placer County Vital Statistics Office Home Page