Vital Records

Lake County Health Services Department, Office of Vital Records and Registration is responsible for registering all of the births and deaths that take place within the County of Lake only.

Important:

The Office of Vital Statistics

  • Provides birth certificates only for this year and last year
  • Provides death certificates only for this year and last year 

Certificates for past years are available from the Lake County Recorders Office.

Correcting or Amending Vital Records

Customers may use either the hardcopy paper Amendment Form or use PDF fillable forms.

Take Note: If the customer uses the PDF fillable form, the form must be printed on 8 1/2 inch by 11 inch paper using black ink only. It must also be printed using full-scale. Forms printed in other colors or formats will be rejected.