It's indices, but in the case of the computers in Norwalk, unfortunately there's very little info contained. The name of the decedent, date of death, and State File Number, if I remember correctly. The last time I went, a year or so ago, the computers were available to the public - as long as you don't mind giving the people behind the counter your name, address, driver's license number and autograph, and leaving it with them. They used to be more or less required if you were looking for death certificates - staff didn't believe that the public could possibly obtain the State File Number any other way, and they weren't going to look anything up without it. Limit was 5 certificates (of any type) per session. Some staffers were more helpful than others. --- "Shepard, Steve C CTR USAF AFISRA 9 IS/SCB" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > For what it's worth, when I checked with the Yuba County clerk's office > this morning, I was informed that only the index was available for > review (even back to the mid-1800s!). However, it appears that every > county within California its own policy or their interpretation of > existing policy. Darn. > > Good hunting! There is a wealth of knowledge sitting in the indexes (or > is it indices?) > > steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Lomax > Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 4:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CALOSANG] Viewing Vital Records in Norwalk > > I haven't been to the registrar-recorder's office for a few years, but > as I > remember, the computer terminal contains only indexes -- not actual > certificate images -- of recent births, deaths, and marriages. If you > identify a record you want to examine, you have to request it at the > counter. You were only allowed to examine a handful of records at a > time. > > Mark Lomax > Pasadena, CA > > > On 6/4/08, Joseph A Antunez <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear CALOSANG Group: > > > > A while back I visited the Department of Registrar-Recorder/County > Clerk's > > office in Norwalk and looked through several oversized books/ledgers > that > > contained indexes of marriages. > > > > While I was there I saw a few people, including a policeman, using > > computers > > within the same room as the indexes. I wonder if anyone has ever used > > these > > on-site computers and if so, are they open to the public? Are you > able to > > view vital records on them, such as death or marriage certificates? > > > > Joseph > > > > ************************ > > Viewing Vital Records: > > > > The Department of Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is located at 12400 > > Imperial Highway in Norwalk. The following will provide you with the > > procedure for viewing vital records. Certificates and indexes of > birth, > > death and marriage records not exempt from public inspections may be > > examined at the Office of the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk between > 8 > > a.m. > > and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. In addition to > > certificates on file, there are indexes of birth, death and marriages > > available for public inspection as follows: Births prior to 1905 and > from > > 1964 to the present; Deaths from 1877 to the present; and Marriages > from > > 1852 to the present. Records of confidential marriages performed > pursuant > > to > > Family Code Section 500 are not available for public review. > Certificates > > and indexes may be examined at no charge unless a deputy is requested > > search > > and/or retrieve more than five records. Random searches of the indexes > or > > the certificates are not allowed. An application is required for each > > record > > searched. Information sufficient to identify the requested record must > be > > provided. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Marsha L. Ensminger