Welcome to the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder, California Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificate online ordering system. Requests will be processed between Monday through Friday, 8:00-4:00.

Birth Certificates 

• This office only issues certificates for births that occurred in Yolo County, California. 
• For births outside of Yolo County, please contact the county in which the event occurred. 
• Birth certificates are available 3 weeks after the date of birth.
• The birth records held in the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder's office begin in the year 1878.
• For Out-of-Hospital Birth Registration, please email the vital records registrar at yolo-edrs@yolocounty.gov, or call us at 530-666-8680
• To receive a Certified Copy you must indicate your relationship to the registrant by selecting from the list below:

1. The registrant (person listed on the certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant.
2. 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.
3. A member of law enforcement agency or a representative of another government agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business.  Companies representing a government agency must provide authorization from the government agency.
4. A child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant.
5. 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 this application form.)

• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.

New Birth Certificates 

• Certificates for new births typically take up to 2-4 weeks to become available. While the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder strives to provide this service as quickly as possible, the information must first be received from the Health Department.

Death Certificates 

• This office only issues certificates for deaths that occurred within Yolo County, California. 
• For deaths outside of Yolo County, please contact the county in which the event occurred. 
• Only authorized individuals may receive a certified copy of a birth record. The law describes authorized individuals as:
  
  
  • 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’s estate.
  • Any agent or employee of a funeral establishment acting within the scope of employment who orders certified copies of a death certificate on behalf of any individual specified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Family Code Section 7100.

• Certificates for recent death typically take up to 2-4 weeks to become available. While the Yolo County Clerk-Recorder strives to provide this service as quickly as possible, the information must first be received from the Health Department.
  
  
• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.

Marriage Certificates 

• This office issues Marriage Certificates for Marriage Licenses that were purchased in Yolo County, California.
• Marriage records held by the Yolo County Clerk/Recorder's Office begin in the year 1850.
• To receive a Certified Copy you must indicate your relationship to the registrant by selecting from the list below:

1. The registrant (person listed on the certificate) or a parent or legal guardian of the registrant. (legal guardians should provide documentation)
2. A party entitled to receive the record as a result of a court order. (please include a copy of the court order)
3. A member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of another government agency, as provided by law, who is conducting official business. (Companies representing a government agency must provide authorization from the government agency.)
4. A child, grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister, spouse, or domestic partner of the registrant.
5. 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 this application form.)

• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.

To begin the order process, click on the links on the left

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