Anatomical Gift Donor Family Resources
Obtaining a Death Certificate
Stanford Anatomical Gift Program will file the death certificate for your loved one. After confirming the vital statistics, the death certificate will be submitted to the health department that is local to the donor's place of death.
Please allow 5-6 weeks for the death certificate to be ready. Stanford Anatomical Gift Program only collects the information for the death certificate. We do not notify you when the certified copy of the death certificate is ready nor acquire the certified copy for you. The cost of the death certificate will vary depending on the county.
Please contact the local County Clerk-Recorder's Office in the county of your loved one's place of death for more information.
The contact information for your local County's Clerk-Recorder's Office can be found below:
Alameda County Clerk Recorder's Office
1106 Madison St.
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-272-6362
City of Berkeley Office of Vital Record
1947 Center St., 2nd Floor.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: 510-981-5320
https://berkeleyca.gov/city-services/birth-death-certificates
Contra Costa County Clerk – Recorder
555 Escobar St.
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 925-335-7900
Fresno Co. Recorder's Office, Hall of Records
2281 Tulare St.
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-600-3476
https://www.fresnocountyca.gov/Departments/Recorder/Copy-of-Death-Certificate
Marin County Clerk Recorder's Office
Marin Civic Center
3501 Civic Center Drive
Room 235
San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: 415-473-6094
Merced County Recorder's Office
2222 M. St.
Merced, CA 95340
Phone: 209-385-7627
https://www.countyofmerced.com/241/Birth-Death-Military-Marriage-Certificat
Monterey County Recorder's Office, Monterey County Government Center Administration Building
168 West Alisal St., 1st Floor, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-755-5041
https://www.co.monterey.ca.us/government/departments-a-h/assessor/recorder/death-certificates
Napa County Clerk Recorder's Office
1127 1st Street, Suite A
Napa, CA 94559
Phone: 707-253-4246
Sacramento County Clerk Recorder
8239 E. Stockton Boulevard, Suite A,
Sacramento, CA 95828
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Phone: (916) 874-6334
or
Sacramento County Clerk Recorder Main Office
3636 American River Drive, Suite 110,
Sacramento, CA 95864
Office Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
(916) 874-6334
https://ccr.saccounty.gov/Pages/DeathCertificates
San Francisco County Department of Public Health Office of Vital Records
101 Grove St.
Room 105
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-554-2700
https://www.sfdph.org/dph/comupg/records/vitalrec/default.asp
San Joaquin County Recorder’s Office
44 N. San Joaquin St.
2nd Floor, Ste. 260
Stockton, CA 95202
Phone: 209-468-3939
https://www.sjgov.org/department/assessor/recorder-county-clerk-information/vital-records
San Mateo County Clerk Recorder Office, Vital Records
1600 W Hillsdale Blvd #203
San Mateo, CA 94402
Phone: 650-573-2395
https://smcacre.org/county-clerk-recorder/death-certificates
Santa Cruz County Recorder's Office
701 Ocean St., Rm. 230
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831-454-2800
https://www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/rcd/recorders/birth&death/deathcertificates.htm
Santa Clara Co. Clerk- Recorder's Office
70 W. Hedding, 1st Floor, East Wing
San Jose, CA 95110
Phone: 408-299-5688
Solano County Vital Records, Solano Co. Assessor/Recorder's Office
675 Texas St., Suite 2700
Fairfield, CA 94533
Phone: 707-784-6294
Sonoma County Clerk Recorder's Office
585 Fiscal Drive
Room 103
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone: 707-565-3800

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