Birth Certificate

Reminder:

We've moved to a new location.

We're no longer in the Hall of Records.

Our new location is: 1250 Van Ness Ave, Fresno, CA. Free parking is available for customers.

How To

How to obtain this service...

Due to budget constraints, the drive-through window will be temporarily closed until further notice. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. 

In Person

Step 1: Submit application on KIOSK

Step 2: Select Birth

Step 3: Complete application information 

Step 4: Once completed with application get in line to be called by a clerk

Step 5: ID & payment at counter

Step 6: Available to pick up on the same day in most cases

By Mail

Step 1: Download and fill out Application Form

Application for Birth Record  (English)

Application for Birth Record (Spanish)

Step 2: Print and Notarize your Application

Step 3: Mail your original application & (NO CASH) only check or money order to:

Mailing Address: 
Fresno County Recorder
P.O. Box 766
Fresno, CA 93712

Step 4: All certificates are delivered via standard regular mail. This service does not include tracking. The issuing organization is not responsible for certificates lost, stolen, or delayed in the mail. If you require a trackable delivery service, please include a pre-paid, self-addressed envelope with a tracking number when submitting your application.

Fees:
$29.00     Birth Certificate 

**Note: You will be charge for any search fee of the files and records performed by the custodian of the records for a specific record when no certified copy is made shall be paid in advance by the applicant (Section 103650). The fee shall be the same as the fee required (Section 103625).

Online via VitalChek

Step 1: Go to our third party vendor https://www.vitalchek.com/

Step 2: Fill in information 

Step 3: Get forms Notarize

Step 4: Fill out Authorization Form

Step 5: Fax / Upload 

Step 6: Order will be process once received 

Step 7: Receive by UPS/ Mail

**Note: Additional service fee charges will apply. Processing time can vary and may take up to 2-3 days. Please contact VitalChek directly for any questions regarding their online process at (800) 669-8312.

What you need to provide:

If you order in person

  • Name of the person

  • Date of birth

  • City of birth

  • Father or other parent's name

  • Mother's maiden name

  • Your signature must be witnessed by a clerk in our office for an unrestricted copy. It does not need to be notarized.

The fee is $29.00 for each copy. You may pay by check or money order payable to Fresno County Recorder, or by credit card for an additional $2.50.

If you order by mail

  • Name of the person

  • Date of birth

  • City of birth

  • Father or other parent's name

  • Mother's maiden name

  • Your signature must be notarized for an unrestricted copy.

  • The name and address of the person or agency to whom the copies are to be returned

The fee is $29.00 for each copy. A check or money order for the full amount payable to Fresno County Recorder must accompany the order. Do not send cash.

Restricted Copies

Anyone may obtain a restricted certified copy of a birth or death record. The record is for informational purposes only and may not be used to establish identity. Restricted copies will have across the face of the document the words:

INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY

Unrestricted Copies

If you need a certified copy to obtain a driver's license, passport, or register for insurance coverage you should not use a restricted certified copy of a birth or death record. To obtain an unrestricted certified copy of a birth record you must be one of the following:

  • 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 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's estate

  • Any funeral director who orders certified copies of a death certificate on behalf of any individual specified in paragraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of subdivision (a) of Section 7100 of the Health and Safety Code

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