Welcome to the Nevada County Clerk-Recorder, California Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificate online ordering system. Requests will be processed between Monday through Friday (excluding holidays), 8:00-4:00. 

The Nevada County Clerk-Recorder's Office will do a thorough search for every record requested, including contacting the State of California.  If we fail to find the certificate that has been requested we will issue a "Certificate of No Record" letter and the fees for the search will not be returned according to Health & Safety Code 103650.

Certificates for recent birth and death typically take up to 2-4 weeks to become available. While the Nevada County Clerk-Recorder strives to provide this service as quickly as possible.

Birth Certificates 

• This office only issues certificates for births that occurred in Nevada County, California. 
• For births outside of Nevada County, please contact the county in which the event occurred. 
• To receive an Authorized Certified Copy you must indicate your relationship to the registrant by selecting from the list below:

• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.

Death Certificates 

• This office only issues certificates for deaths that occurred within Nevada County, California. 
• For deaths outside of Nevada County, please contact the county in which the event occurred.  
• The year of death is mandatory on the application to obtain a Death Certificate.  If you do not know the exact date please enter (99/99/2000).
• To receive a Certified Copy you must indicate you relationship to the registrant by selecting from the list below:

• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.

Marriage Certificates 

• This office issues Marriage Certificates for Marriage Licenses that were purchased in Nevada County, California.
• To receive a Certified Copy you must indicate you relationship to the registrant by selecting from the list below:

• To receive a Certified Informational Copy you will select "Informational Copy" in the Relationship Field of the application.  

To begin the order process, click on the links on the left

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