Order a Birth Certificate

The Contra Costa County Vital Registration Office is able to provide certified copies for births occurring this year and last year in Contra Costa County. Births that occurred prior to that may be obtained from the Clerk-Recorders Office at 925-335-7900 or on the County Clerk website.

Birth certificates can be ordered in person, via postal mail or online via www.vitalchek.com.

Order a Birth Certificate Online

Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 only specific individuals are permitted to obtain an authorized certified copy of a birth record.

Please note that Out of Hospital Birth Registration is by appointment only! Please call 925-313-1125 to schedule an appointment. 

Fees

Birth Certificate is $36.00 per certified copy.

The fee for any search of birth certificates shall be paid in advance by the applicant regardless of whether the certificate is found or not. A certified copy fee must accompany all requests for copies of Vital Registration. Requests received without the appropriate fee will be returned to the sender. Make your personal check, postal or bank money order payable to Vital Registration. Do not send cash. If no record is found, we will issue a Certificate of No Public Record and retain the fee for the search according to State law.