Processing Times

Requests for Certified Copies

The California Department of Public Health – Vital Records (CDPH-VR) estimated processing times for certified copies of vital records are listed below, which may occasionally increase as the volume of requests increases. The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request. County offices can sometimes process requests faster than CDPH-VR.

• Birth certificate
• Death certificate
• Marriage certificate
• Divorce record
• Fetal Death/Still Birth certificate

Requests for Amendments

The estimated processing times for amendments are listed below.  CDPH-VR processing times may occasionally increase as the volume of requests increases.  The processing time begins when CDPH-VR receives your request.

• Acknowledgement of Paternity - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Adjudication of Facts of Parentage - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Adoption - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Birth Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Court Order Name Change - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Death Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Delayed Registration - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Gender Reassignment - 6 to 8 Weeks
• Marriage Amendment - 6 to 8 Weeks