Thanks for responding,Chris.Actually, I was checking for a friend and after I sent the message to here,found out that she had gotten a request form off the internet for a death certificate Miriam. --- Chris Havnar <jchavnar@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > First question, do you need a certified copy, or is > an informational copy > sufficient? > > Same price, but if you need a certified copy you > will need to go thru many > more hoops. > > The form necessary can be found at > http://www.dhs.ca.gov/publications/forms/pdf/vs112.pdf > > I would not request the death certificate from the > state, the county is > faster > > San Mateo County Recorder > 555 County Center, 1st Floor > Redwood City, CA 94063-1665 > > http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/frameset/0,,14094288_14099386,00.html?fpURL > =http://www.smcare.org/records/birth.asp#top > (a two line address states) > Death Certificates > > Purchase a certified copy of a birth or death > certificate in person at the > County Clerk-Recorder's office at 555 County Center, > First Floor, Redwood > City, CA 94063-1665. Payment types accepted in the > office are cash, > checks, and credit or debit cards (Visa and > Mastercard only). > > Application > Mailed requests for certified copies of birth and > death certificates must > be accompanied by a notarized application. > (Application form will require > the Adobe Acrobat Reader which may be downloaded for > free here.) Mail the > application with the required payment in a check or > money order only > (payable against a USA bank) to the above address - > Attn Vital Records. > Make checks payable to San Mateo County > Clerk-Recorder. Expect the > certified copy by return mail in five to 10 working > days, 7 to 14 working > days if outisde the U.S. Certificates from the years > 1865 to 1965 may > require an additional one to two days for > processing. > > The certificate may be shipped overnight at the > applicant's expense. Please > include a prepaid return express envelope or airbill > with your request. > > > Hope this helps, > Chris > > > At 05:07 PM 3/29/2005 -0800, Miriam Ward wrote: > >Hello,I wondered if someone might be able to tell > me > >how to get a death certificate from San Mateo > >County-Daly City,specifically? Thanks. > > > >Miriam Ward > > > > > > > ==== CASANMAT Mailing List ==== > San Mateo Co, California CAGenWeb > http://www.cagenweb.com/sanmateo/index.htm > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so > much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/