Get Birth Certificate San Luis Obispo

A fee-exempt copy of a birth record may be obtained from the local registrar or county recorder office in the county where the registrant was born. A fee-exempt copy cannot be obtained from the State Registrar.

If you need a certified copy of either document type, you must bring the original document and the copy to the notary public. The notary will closely compare the original and copy. Once satisfied that the copy is a true copy, they will verify and certify by dating, stamping and signing the document as a true copy.

Vital Records Fees ​Form Type​Fee​VS 111 – Certified Copy of Birth Record​$29 per copy​VS 112 – Certified Copy of Death Record​$24 per copy​VS 113A – Certified Copy of Marriage Record​$17 per copy​VS 113B – Dissolution of Marriage Certificate​$16 per copy10 more rows • Jan 20, 2023

A certified copy of a U.S. Passport record can be obtained by contacting the U.S. State Department, Passport Services . On the official website it is stated, “Passport Services [of the U.S. State Department] maintains United States passport records for passports issued from 1925 to the present.

Request in Person at Clerk's Office - If you visit the Clerk's Office to obtain the certified copies, charges and the processing time needed to complete your order will be explained in person.

Take the photocopied document and the original and ask the person to certify the copy by: writing 'Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me' on the document. signing and dating it. printing their name under the signature.

Visit a county office You have to apply with the county where the person was born. Cost: $28. Processing time: Varies, but could be as soon as the same day. You'll sign a sworn statement in front of a county worker.

Birth, marriage, and death certificates, divorce decrees, court documents, and federally-issued documents cannot be certified by a notary public as “true copies.” These documents must be certified by the secretary of state.