313 North Figueroa Street
Room Lobby-1
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 240-7812 (births)
(213) 240-7816 (deaths)
Open Monday-Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Program
Contact Information
Data Collection and Analysis Unit
Department of Public Health
County of Los Angeles
313 North Figueroa Street, Room 127
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 240-7785
Fax: (213) 250-2594
Email: dca@ph.lacounty.gov
Did You Know...
Los Angeles County is home to more people than any state other than California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan.
Approximately 130,000 babies are born in Los Angeles County every year.
Approximately 55,000 deaths occur in Los Angeles County every year.
Data Collection & Analysis - Guidelines to Obtaining an Authorized Certified Copy of a Birth Certificate
Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk
Birth, Death and Marriage Records Section
12400 Imperial Highway
Norwalk, California 90650
(562) 462-2137
Guidelines to Obtaining an Authorized Certified Copy of a Birth Certificate
Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 103526 only specific individuals are allowed to receive an AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY of a birth record.
An AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY of a birth record may be required to obtain benefits, claim insurance proceeds, social security and obtain other services related to an individual's identity. Please see below for list of authorized individuals.
Those who are not authorized may receive an INFORMATIONAL CERTIFIED COPY with the words "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY" imprinted across the face of the copy.
Individuals permitted to receive an AUTHORIZED CERTIFIED COPY:
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 estate
