Riverside County Office of Vital Records
Riverside County Office of Vital Records
Pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Sections 102275-103395, the Riverside County Office of Vital Records registers all births, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within the county of Riverside.
In addition, this office is responsible for:
- Issuing certified and informational copies of birth and deaths that occurred in Riverside County for this year and last year
- Issuing burial permits
- Registering Out-of-Hospital births
Our mission is to provide a professional atmosphere while giving our clients friendly, accurate, and timely service in a respectful and sincere manner.
To obtain certified copies of birth or death records for 2020 or earlier, please contact the County of Riverside Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder at (951) 955-6200 or visit their website.
County Holiday Closures
- New Year's Day Monday, January 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 15
- Abraham Lincoln's Birthday Monday, February 12
- George Washington's Birthday Monday, February 19
- Memorial Day Monday, May 27
- Juneteenth Wednesday, June 19
- Independence Day Thursday, July 4
- Labor Day Monday, September 2
- Columbus Day & Indigenous Peoples' Day Monday, October 14
- Veterans' Day Friday, November 11
- Thanksgiving Day Thursday, November 28
- Day After Thanksgiving Friday, November 29
- Christmas Day Wednesday, December 25
Contact Information
Office of Vital Records
4065 County Circle Drive, Suite 102
Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: (951)358-5068
Email: vitalrecords@ruhealth.org
- Hours and Location
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- Emergency Filing
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The Riverside County Local Registration District (LRD) offers emergency filing to accommodate religious and cultural beliefs that require interment within 48 hours of death. To be eligible the disposition must be scheduled within 48 hours of death.
- Contact Us
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Please use our contact to email the Office of Vital Records regarding registering a birth or death or requesting certified copies of a birth or death that occurred this year or last year. Someone will respond to your email within 1 business day. We also answer questions about acquiring a burial permit.
