Temporary Closure Notice: Our office will be closed on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM. We will resume regular business hours at 10:00 AM. Thank you for your understanding!
AGENCY
Office of Vital Records
We register and issue birth certificates, death certificates, burial permits, non-contagious disease (NCD) letters, medical marijuana identification cards and out of hospital births.
AGENCY
Office of Vital Records
We register and issue birth certificates, death certificates, burial permits, non-contagious disease (NCD) letters, medical marijuana identification cards and out of hospital births.
Services
Birth and Death Certificates
Get a birth certificate for someone under 3
Birth certificates are available in-person, and by mail.
Get a birth certificate for someone over 3
Birth certificates are available online, in-person, and by mail.
Get a death certificate for someone who died in the last 3 years
Death certificates are available in-person, and by mail.
Get a San Francisco death certificate more than 3 years ago
You can get a copy of a death certificate record for someone who died in San Francisco more than 3 years ago and after 1906.
Get death related documents if you are a funeral home
Death certificates, burial permits and non-contagious disease letters are available in-person or by mail.
Out of Hospital Birth Registration
Medical Marijuana Identification Card Program
Partner agencies
Contact information
Address
Office of Vital Records101 Grove Street, Room 105
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone
Office of Vital Records415-554-2700