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Apostille for Marin County records.
Two offices issue them.
A Health copy may need a $13 verification.
Marin County birth and death certificates come from either the Recorder at the Civic Center or Public Health’s Vital Statistics office, both in San Rafael. A copy signed by a health officer may need the County Clerk’s $13 signature verification first. We handle that step before filing.
Where each Marin County record comes from.
| Record | Office | Covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth or death, Recorder copy | Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Recorder’s Office, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 232, San Rafael M–F 9–4 | Marin births and deaths from the 1850s on. Events in the last six weeks may be available only from Vital Statistics. | Birth $31, death $26as posted, Oct 2026 |
| Birth or death, Vital Statistics copy | Marin Health and Human Services, Vital Statistics, 10 N. San Pedro Road, San Rafael 415-473-6876 · no appointment needed | The current year and the year before. Most requests take 2–3 business days. | Birth $31, death $26as posted, Oct 2026 |
| Marriage, public | Recorder’s Office, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 232, San Rafael | Licenses registered in Marin County | $19 per copyas posted, Oct 2026 |
| Marriage, confidential | County Clerk, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 234, San Rafael | The two spouses only, unless a court orders access | $19 per copyas posted, Oct 2026 |
| Divorce judgment | Superior Court Records, Hall of Justice, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 113, San Rafael 415-444-7080 · 8–12 and 1–4 | Requests by online form or at the counter. The court says some take more than six weeks. | Certified dissolution record $15. Certifying other filed papers $40 each, plus $0.50 per page, and $5 if the file is stored outside the Civic Centercourt fee list, Oct 2026 |
Why a Health copy may need a $13 verification.
The Secretary of State authenticates the signatures of California public officials. It apostilles county clerks, county recorders and the State Registrar directly. For a birth or death certificate signed by a health officer or county registrar, its guidance says county clerk certification “may be required.”
Marin’s County Clerk verifies the signatures of “health officers on birth or death certificates recorded in Marin County” for $13 per signature. The Clerk needs the original or a certified copy: “We cannot verify signatures on unofficial or photocopied documents.”
The verification is done at the County Clerk, Suite 234 at the Civic Center, not at Vital Statistics. Which official signed your copy decides whether it applies. We read the signature block, get the verification when it applies, then file in Sacramento.
What sends Marin County files back.
We screen for each one in the $45 Document Check.
Done right the first time.
“Dante walked me through each step, caught issues before they became problems, and made sure everything was done correctly the first time.”
We read the signature first, get the San Rafael verification if your copy needs it, then file in Sacramento.
$45 Document Check before any fee. Mail-in at $180, 2–4 weeks. Price confirmed before work begins.
Asked on Marin County calls.
01Can my Marin County birth certificate go straight to the Secretary of State?
02Where do I get the health officer signature verification?
03Where do I get a certified copy of a Marin County divorce judgment?
04My child was born in Marin a few weeks ago. Where is the birth certificate?
05I no longer live in Marin County. Can you handle it without me?
2026-10: Page built from Marin County Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk, Health and Human Services, Superior Court and Secretary of State sources.