Placer County Vital Statistics Office provides the following services and information:

• Birth Registration - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2976/Birth-Registration Find information about birth registration for in hospital and out-of-hospital births. The Placer County Public Health Department no longer sells birth certificates to the public. Please contact the Placer County Clerk Recorders Office - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1709/Clerk-Recorder
• Burial Permits - 530-889-7158, https://www.placer.ca.gov/2978/Burial-Permits If you need to change the location of remains, you will need a new burial permit. A funeral director can arrange this for you, or contact us and we can assist you.
• Correcting or Amending Vital Records - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2979/Correcting-or-Amending-Vital-Records Find out about how to correct or amend a vital record.
• Death Registration - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2980/Death-Registration Death certificates and permits for disposition of human remains are usually generated by a funeral director. You can obtain death certificates from our office or your funeral director can order death certificates for you. Placer County Vital Statistics Office is able to provide certified copies for the deaths in Placer County for the current and prior year. Deaths that occurred prior to that may be obtained at the Clerk Recorders Office - https://www.placer.ca.gov/1709/Clerk-Recorder
• Medical Marijuana Card ID - 530-889-7158, https://www.placer.ca.gov/2986/Medical-Marijuana-Card-ID Find information about getting a medical marijuana card.
• Purchasing Vital Records - https://www.placer.ca.gov/3002/Purchasing-Vital-Records Find out how to purchase vital records from Placer County.
• Applications & Fees (Pursuant to AB 1053) - https://www.placer.ca.gov/2973/Vital-Statistics

Birth & Death Certificates Outside of Placer County
Obtain a certificate registered from:

• Another California County - https://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/chsi/pages/vital-records.aspx
• Another State in the United States - https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/index.htmhttps://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/index.htm
• U.S. military facility outside of the U.S., please contact:
  American Citizens Born Abroad
  Department of State Correspondence Branch
  Suite 510
  1111 19th Street NW
  Washington, DC 20522