Personal records

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Get a birth certificate for someone over 3

Birth certificates are available online, in-person, and by mail.

Get a birth certificate for someone under 3

Birth certificates are available in-person, and by mail.

Get a San Francisco death certificate more than 3 years ago

You can get a copy of a death certificate record for someone who died in San Francisco more than 3 years ago and after 1906.

Get a death certificate for someone who died in the last 3 years

Death certificates are available in-person, and by mail.

Understand forensic examinations

What happens when a body is sent for a forensic exam.

Get married in San Francisco

Getting married is a 2-step process. You must get a marriage license and have a ceremony to be married.

Get a marriage license

Before you get married in California, you must have a marriage license issued in the past 90 days.

You can register at City Hall for a San Francisco Domestic Partnership, with the option of a commitment ceremony.

Get a copy of your health records

Ask for a copy of your medical records online, by mail, or by appointment.

Get medical records from your ambulance ride

The Fire Department has records from your emergency medical care before you arrived at a hospital.

Get a free SF City ID Card

Get an identification card to get City services and benefits if you live in San Francisco.

Documentation

Information about California ID’s.

Information about getting a Social Security Card.