Form ACR 336, Application for Certified Copy or Search of a Birth Record, is the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder form behind a Riverside County birth certificate request. It is used to order an authorized or an informational certified copy of a birth that occurred in Riverside County, or to ask for a search of the records. On this page you can fill out the form online on FillingPDF and download or print the completed PDF. The form and its instructions are published by the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder, and the completed application is delivered to that office by mail or in person.
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What is ACR 336?
Form ACR 336, Application for Certified Copy or Search of a Birth Record, is the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder application for a certified copy of a birth record or a search for one. If no record is found, a Certificate of No Record is issued.
The form offers two kinds of copy. An authorized certified copy is the version required to obtain a driver's license, passport, Social Security card and other services related to a person's identity. An informational certified copy carries the words "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY" across its face. Section 103526 of the California Health and Safety Code restricts who may receive an authorized copy, so the form asks you to check the box that qualifies you and to sign a sworn statement.
Riverside County holds only birth records for births that occurred in Riverside County, with the exception of Court Order Delayed Birth Registrations. For any other birth, the instructions send you to the county where the birth occurred or to the California Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records.
The form is two pages: the application with sections 1 to 5 and an office-use block, and a back page with instructions and a Certificate of Acknowledgment for a notary. It is marked ACR 336 (Rev. 01/2026) and available in alternate formats.
Who needs to file ACR 336?
Anyone who needs a certified copy of a birth record created in Riverside County, or a search for one, uses this application. What you may receive depends on who you are.
For an authorized copy, you must check one of the boxes in section 3:
- the person named on the birth record, or a parent or legal guardian (a legal guardian must provide documentation);
- a child, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse or domestic partner of that person;
- a member of a law enforcement agency or a representative of a government agency conducting official business (companies representing a government agency must provide the agency's authorization);
- a person with a court order, or an attorney or licensed adoption agency acting under Section 3140 or 7603 of the Family Code;
- an attorney for the person or the person's estate, or anyone empowered by statute or appointed by a court to act for them;
- someone with appointed rights in a power of attorney, or an executor of the person or the estate.
If you are not one of these persons, you receive an informational copy, and you skip sections 3 and 5.
Do not use this form for births outside Riverside County, other than Court Order Delayed Birth Registrations; contact the county of birth or the Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records.
When to file ACR 336
Submit Form ACR 336 whenever you need a certified copy of a Riverside County birth record or a search for one; no deadline is printed on the form. If you need the copy for a driver's license, passport, Social Security card or another identity-related service, order an authorized copy, because an informational copy is not valid to establish identity.
The form is prepared fresh for each request. When you mail several requests at the same time, each request must contain the completed sworn statement, but only one of them needs the notary statement.
Documents you need
- Government-issued picture ID, required if you order in person.
- Documentation of legal guardianship, if you request an authorized copy as the legal guardian of the person named on the birth certificate.
- Authorization from the government agency, if a company is requesting an authorized copy on behalf of a government agency.
- A copy of the court order, if you request an authorized copy as a person with a court order, an attorney or a licensed adoption agency under Section 3140 or 7603 of the Family Code.
- A copy of the power of attorney, or supporting documentation identifying you as an executor, if you request an authorized copy on those grounds.
- Notarized sworn statement (Certificate of Acknowledgment on the back page), if you request an authorized copy by mail; law enforcement and government agency representatives acting on official business are exempt.
- A check payable to Riverside County Recorder, if you apply by mail.
How to fill out ACR 336
Identify the birth record in section 1
Under BIRTH RECORD or CERTIFICATE OF NO RECORD, enter the person's first, middle and last name, date of birth and city of birth. The birth must have occurred in Riverside County.
Enter the parents' names
Enter the first, middle and last name of each mother, father or parent, using the name before marriage or domestic partnership. Give all the information you have to identify the record.
Answer the adoption question and copies
Circle Y or N to say whether the person listed on the record was adopted or had a legal name change, and enter the number of copies you want.
Choose authorized or informational
In section 2, check I am requesting an AUTHORIZED copy or I am requesting an INFORMATIONAL copy. If you request an informational copy, skip to section 4.
Check your authorization in section 3
For an authorized copy, check the one box that describes you, such as the person on the record, a parent, a family member or an attorney. Attach the document that box calls for.
Complete the delivery details
In section 4, enter the name, street address, city, state and ZIP of the person ordering the copy and a phone number. Fill in the mail/issue-to side if copies go to a different person or address.
Complete the sworn statement
For an authorized copy, section 5 asks you to print your full name and enter the date (mm/dd/yyyy) and the city and state where you sign. Sign in front of a notary if mailing, or in front of the Clerk if ordering in person.
Leave the office-use block blank
Do not write in the section marked BELOW SECTION FOR OFFICE USE ONLY; the Clerk completes it.
Review and download the completed PDF
Check names, dates and the box you marked, then download or print the completed PDF from FillingPDF in black ink and assemble the package described under How to submit.
How to submit ACR 336
The completed application is delivered to the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder by mail or in person. The agency's forms page states that its forms do not allow online submission.
- By mail: send the application and a check payable to Riverside County Recorder to P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751. For an authorized copy, the sworn statement in section 5 must be completed in front of a notary public, using the Certificate of Acknowledgment on the back page. Law enforcement members and representatives of state or local government agencies conducting official business, as provided by law, do not need the notarized statement. An informational copy needs neither the sworn statement nor the notarized statement.
- In person: bring a government-issued picture ID and sign the sworn statement in front of the Clerk.
A fee applies to the record or Certificate of No Record request; the amount is printed on the form. If no record is found, the instructions say the fee is retained for the search. Print the form in black or blue ink on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Mailing an authorized-copy request without having the sworn statement completed in front of a notary public.
- Asking Riverside County for a birth record from a birth that occurred in another county; the office holds only Riverside County births, except Court Order Delayed Birth Registrations.
- Requesting an informational copy and then using it as identification; it is imprinted "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY".
- Checking a section 3 box without attaching the supporting document it requires, such as guardian documentation, a court order or a power of attorney.
- Making the check payable to anyone other than Riverside County Recorder, or sending the mail to a different address than P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751.
- Going in person without a government-issued picture ID, or signing the sworn statement before reaching the Clerk.
- Filling out the form in a color other than black or blue ink, or printing it on paper other than 8 1/2" x 11" white paper.
- Leaving out the parents' names as they were before marriage or domestic partnership, which the form asks for.
Frequently asked questions
What is Form ACR 336 used for?
Form ACR 336 is the Riverside County Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder application for a certified copy of a birth record or a search for one. If the office finds no record, it issues a Certificate of No Record. It covers births that occurred in Riverside County.
Can I get a Riverside County birth certificate by mail?
Yes. Send Form ACR 336 and a check payable to Riverside County Recorder to P.O. Box 751, Riverside, CA 92502-0751. For an authorized copy the sworn statement must be completed in front of a notary public; an informational copy does not need it.
Who can get an authorized copy of a birth certificate?
Only the persons listed in section 3 of the form under Health and Safety Code Section 103526: the person on the record, a parent or legal guardian, certain relatives, law enforcement or government representatives, attorneys, court-order holders, and agents under a power of attorney or executors.
What is the difference between an authorized and an informational copy?
An authorized copy is required for a driver's license, passport, Social Security card and other identity services. An informational copy is imprinted "INFORMATIONAL, NOT A VALID DOCUMENT TO ESTABLISH IDENTITY" and is issued to people who are not authorized persons.
Do I need a notary for Form ACR 336?
Only for an authorized copy requested by mail: the sworn statement is completed in front of a notary, using the Certificate of Acknowledgment on the back page. Law enforcement and government agency representatives on official business, and informational copy requests, are exempt.
What if the birth did not occur in Riverside County?
Riverside County has only births that occurred in the county, except Court Order Delayed Birth Registrations. For other births, contact the county of birth or the Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records, M.S. 5103, P.O. Box 997410, Sacramento, CA 95899-7410, phone (916) 445-2684.
What happens if no birth record is found?
The office issues a Certificate of No Record. Under Health and Safety Code 103650, as stated in the form instructions, the fee paid is retained for the search and is not refunded.
Can I fill out Form ACR 336 online on FillingPDF?
You can fill out the PDF online on FillingPDF and download or print it. FillingPDF is independent of the county and does not submit the application; you deliver it to the Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder by mail or in person.
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