The Vital Statistics office, located in the Health and Human Services Department, provides certified copies of birth and death records for the current and previous year.

Fees:
    Birth certificate - $17   Death certificate - $12  Fetal Death Certificate $9

Changes in Ordering Copies Of Birth And Death Records
Because of the increase in cases of identity theft, California passed new laws to protect your official birth and death records. These laws went into effect, July 1, 2003. They changed the way you get a copy of a birth or death record.

• What are the changes in the law? - Starting July 1, 2003, there are two kinds of records provided, an authorized copy to establish identity and an informational copy.
  
  
• What's the difference in the two records? - The authorized certified copy can be used to prove identity, and is only given to someone authorized to receive it. The informational certified copy is for information only and cannot be used to prove identity. It will be labeled "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY."
  
  
• Who can get an authorized certified copy of a record? - 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.
    
  • 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'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.
    
  • 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.
  
  
• How do I get an authorized certified copy of a record to establish identity?
  
  If you are requesting a copy in person:
  • Come to the Office of Vital Statistics, 11484 B Avenue, Auburn between the hours of 8-11:30 a.m. or 1-4:30 p.m.
    
  • Complete the form provided at the office
    
  • Sign the statement in person declaring under penalty of perjury that you are a person authorized to receive a certified copy (one of the people listed above)
    
  • Pay fees as noted above
  If you are requesting a copy by mail:
  
  • Obtain a form from the Placer County website or the Office of Vital Statistics that contains the official declaration statement
    
  • Complete the form identifying yourself as a person authorized to receive a certified copy for purposes of identification
    
  • Have your signed statement notarized declaring you are authorized to receive the certified copy.
    
  • Mail the notarized signed request with your payment to Vital Statistics.
    
  • Generally you will receive your certified copy within two weeks by mail.
    
  
  If the request is incomplete, it will be returned to you without being processed.
  
  

  All requests for documents must include a check or money order.

  • Printable instructions, application for 2007/2008 death certificate, and sworn statement to verify identity 
  • Printable instructions, application for 2007/2008 birth certificate, and sworn statement to verify identity 
  • Printable instructions, application for Fetal Death Certificate
  • Printable Instructions, application for Still Birth Certificate
    
    

  For copies of certificates for current and previous year: Vital Statistics Auburn / DeWitt Center 11484 B Avenue Auburn CA 95603 Phone (530) 889-7158

  For copies of certificates prior to current year County Clerk Recorder Auburn / DeWitt Center 2954 Richardson Drive Auburn CA 95603 Phone: (530) 886-5600

  
  Reference: California Health and Safety Code Section 103256(c)
  
  For more information on the changes, contact the Vital Statistics Office at 530-889-7158.
• How do I get an informational copy of a record?
  Submit a written request for the copy using the online form. A notarized signature is not required. If the form is not available you may submit a written request with the full name, date of birth/death and return address with fees.