According to California Health & Safety Code, the Public Health Department is responsible to register all births and deaths in Santa Clara County. Through the Vital Records and Registration Program, staff reviews and registers birth and death records and issues birth and death certificates from 2007 to the present. (Older certificates are available at Office of the Clerk-Recorder or 408-299-2481). For a certified or informational copy of a recent birth or death certificate, come to our office for same-day service or mail in an application.

We are open to the public from 9am - 4pm Monday through Friday; and closed for county-observed holidays. There are no appointments needed for same-day service -- just walk-in and receive certificates in about 5-15 minutes. We are open through the lunch hour, but the best time to come is in the morning.

This section provides the following information (click on the blue link below to go to that section):

Directions
How to get to the office at 645 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA 95128. There is construction occurring on our campus and it may be difficult to find parking. Please plan accordingly.

Obtaining Certificates
How to order a recent birth or death certificate.

Registering Births & Deaths
How a birth or death gets registered, including out of hospital births.

FAQs and Contact Us
Frequently Asked Questions and Contact Information

Funeral Directors Only
Information for the funerary industry on how to complete a death certificate, and other death registration information.

Hospitals Only
Information for local birthing hospitals on how to complete a birth certificate, and other birth registration information.