Personal records

Birth certificates are available online, in-person, and by mail.

We issue birth certificates for children under 3 years old. You can get them in person or by mail.

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.

We issue death certificates for someone who passed away in the last 3 years. You can get them in person or by mail.

What happens when a body is sent for a forensic exam.

Getting married is a multi-step process. You must get a marriage license and have a ceremony to be married.

Before you get married in California, you must have a marriage license issued in the past 90 days.

You can register at City Hall for a San Francisco Domestic Partnership, with the option of a commitment ceremony.

Ask for a copy of your medical records online, by mail, or in person.

The Fire Department has records from your emergency medical care before you arrived at a hospital.

Get an identification card to get City services and benefits if you live in San Francisco.

Information about California ID’s.

Information about getting a Social Security Card.