The Riverside County Office of Vital Records holds records for birth and death events that occurred within the County of Riverside.

Our office issues certified copies of the birth and death records that occurred during the current year and one-year prior. To obtain birth or death certified copies prior to this time period you will need to contact the Riverside Assessor-County-Clerk-Recorders at www.riverside.asrclkrec.com or by telephone at (951) 486-7000.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: Law on certified copies

As of July 1, 2003, California State Law (SB 247) changed the process in which certified copies are issued. This law was passed in order to protect against identity theft. In short the law states that:

“...if a certified copy is ordered by mail we will require a notarized sworn statement unless an information copy is desired in which case we will not require a notarized sworn statement..”