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Vital Registration


NOTICE

To help reduce the rate of Covid-19 transmission, customers are still urged to use online or mail services to purchase birth or death certificates.

Requests may be made in person:
Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

  • Customers may place orders via postal mail or online via www.vitalchek.com.
  • Out of Hospital Birth Registration & Medical Marijuana ID Cards are by appointment ONLY! Please call 925-313-1125 to schedule an appointment.

The main function of the Vital Registration unit is to register all births and deaths that occur within Contra Costa County. Certified copies are available for purchase after the document has been registered. They are kept on file with this office during the year of the event and the following year.

For births and deaths prior to last year, contact the Contra Costa Clerk-Recorders Office at 925-335-7900.


Location

10 Douglas Drive
Suite #220
Martinez, CA 94553

Birth: 925-313-1125
EDRS: 925-313-1122
Death: 925-313-1126
Fax: 925-313-1127

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Fees

Still Birth Certificate — $36.00
Birth Certificate — $36.00
Death Certificate — $28.00
Fetal Death Certificate — $25.00
Disposition Permit — $12.00

The Vital Registration unit is also responsible for:

  • Issuing permits to morticians for the disposition of human remains
  • Registering Out-of-Hospital births (with proper documentation)
  • Providing assistance to amend/correct a vital record
  • Providing assistance with Declaration of Parentage forms
  • Developing, producing and distributing analytical public health data
  • Providing certified copies of death and birth certificates for events occurring this year and last year.
  • Facilitate the Medical Marijuana ID Card Program for Contra Costa residents

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