In-person Ordering
To purchase an Orange County birth or death certificate in person, you will need the following:
- Application for Vital Record English or Spanish
- If purchasing a certificate in person, do not complete or notarize the second page of application.
- A valid government-issued photo identification
- I.D. must be for the individual purchasing the record.
- We do not accept expired identification.
- Pay fee ($32 each for birth certificates or $24 each for death certificates)
- Method of payment accepted for in-person customers: cash, check, cashier’s check, money order and credit/debit card
Mail-in Ordering
To purchase an Orange County birth or death certificate through the mail, you will need the following:
- Application for Vital Record English or Spanish
- Notarized Sworn Statement (page 2 of application) – if applying for an Authorized Certified Copy
- Pay fee ($32 each for birth certificates or $24 each for death certificates)
- For mail-in orders we accept check, cashier’s check, or money order
- Do not send cash
- Make checks payable to: Orange County Health Care Agency or OCHCA.
- Stamped, self-addressed envelope (business size or manila envelope)
- Mail all items to:
County of Orange Health Care Agency
Office of Vital Records
200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 100-B
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Online Ordering
To purchase an Orange County birth or death certificate online please visit VitalChek, a third-party website, at https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records .
- Select Birth or Death Certificate
- Complete the online application
- Pass electronic identity proofing – if applying for an Authorized Certified Copy
- If identity cannot be electronically verified, a Notarized Sworn Statement will be required
- Pay fees by credit/debit card or electronic check
- Certificate fee ($32 each for birth certificates or $24 each for death certificates)
- VitalChek online processing fee $12.95
- Shipping fee ($1 for regular mail or $19 for UPS priority shipping)