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Clerk's desk/August 30, 2026

Orange County, California, not Florida

A death in Santa Ana or Anaheim is an Orange County, California record. The first 30 days go to the Health Care Agency. After that, the Clerk-Recorder.

There are two Orange Counties. This desk is California. If the death was in Orlando, you want Florida, not Santa Ana.

Which California counter

Orange County's own death-certificate page splits the errand by age of the record. Copies in the first 30 days after the death: Health Care Agency, Office of Vital Records, 200 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Suite 100-B, Santa Ana. All other requests: Clerk-Recorder, 601 N. Ross St., Santa Ana. Allow about 10 days after the death for the original to be registered.

  • Fee this check: $26 per certified copy at both the HCA and the state. There is no cheaper extra.
  • Authorized copies require identity paperwork and, for mail, a notarized sworn statement. Informational copies are redacted and will bounce at a bank.
  • Bring unexpired government-issued photo ID.
  • CDPH in Sacramento is the slow statewide mail backup, not the first desk.

Confirm the $26 fee on ochealthinfo.com or ocrecorder.com before you pay. Online orders, where offered, go through a vendor. This desk takes no cut.