Replace documents

Get a replacement for licenses, birth certificates, vehicle titles and more.

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Eaton and Palisades Fire recovery

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Most replacement documents come by mail. If your mailing address has changed, set up mail forwarding with USPS.

Replace these documents for free

These documents lost in the 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires can be replaced for free:

LA County birth certificates
LA County marriage certificates
LA County death certificates
LA County real estate records

Contact the office below to get a replacement.

LA County Registrar-Recorder / County Clerk Office

Email: RRCCFireAssistance@rrcc.lacounty.gov

Call center hours:
Monday-Friday
8 AM to 8 PM

Saturday, Sundays, and holidays
8 AM to 5 PM

For certificates:
Select Option 1, then Option 2

For real estate records:
Select Option 3

Call: 1-(800) 201-8999, Option 1, Option 2

For real estate records:
Select Option 3

Call: 1-(800) 201-8999, Option 3

Download frequently asked questions about replacing documents lost to the fires

Licenses and ID's

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Replace a California driver’s license or ID card lost in a disaster.

Replace a license or ID

Social Security Administration

Replace a Social Security (SS) card.

Replace a SS card

U.S. Passports

Replace a lost passport.

Replace a passport

U.S. Military ID

Replace military IDs for sponsors and their families.

Replace a military ID

Birth, death, and marriage certificates

Need a vital record from California?

Request a copy of a certificate for someone who was born, married, or who died in California.

Replace a CA vital record

Need a vital record from another state?

View a list of states with information on how to get a copy of a lost birth, death, and marriage certificate.

Replacement fees vary by state.

See list of states

Need a vital record from outside of the U.S.?

Please check with the government in the country where you want to request a document.

U.S. Immigration documents

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Documents)

Request a replacement for naturalization or citizenship documents like:

Certificates of Citizenship
A Declaration of Intention
A Repatriation Certificate
Naturalization documents

Replace an immigration document

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Permanent Resident or Green Card)

Replace your Green Card

Vehicle documents

California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Get a copy of a California vehicle title.

Replace a vehicle title

Need to replace license plates or other vehicle documents?

Replace other documents

California Department of Housing and Community Development (Mobile home titles, etc.)

Get a title for a mobile home

Real estate documents

LA County - Real Estate Records Request

Request records back to 1850 for real estate in Los Angeles County.

Request a real estate record

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Recovery centers

Get in-person help with essential services for the 2025 wildfires.

Altadena Community Center
Hours:
Monday – Friday
9 AM to 5 PM

730 E. Altadena Dr.
Altadena, CA 91001
Directions

LA County Mental Health Hotline

Available:
24 hours a day
7 days a week

Call or text: 1-(800)-854-7771