• Saturday-Sunday and holiday from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
• After-hours, weekend, and holiday service request(s) must be submitted through the California Electronic Death Registration System (CA-EDRS). Once the submission has been made, please call the Los Angeles County Operator at (213) 974-1234.
• A $56.00 per transaction fee will be charged for services related to death certificate filing on weekends or holidays. Disposition must be on Saturday, Sunday, or within 48 hours.
• While we understand that emergency circumstances occur, we suggest submitting non-urgent death certificate request during regular business hours. The $56.00 per transaction emergency filing fee is due within 48 hours of rendered services.

Please allow up to 2 business hours for Medical Information Review (MI Review) , Local Registration (SUBM LR) and Electronic refile after submission. Certified death certificate requests are processed at 313 N. Figueroa St., Lobby-1

• Social Security Verification (SSV)

  EDRS requires that SSV be attempted at least ONCE before submitting for registration whether the status of SSN is pass or fail.

• Medical Information (MI) Review

  VS11e, fields 4,5, 6,7, 8 and 101 through 118 must be submitted for MI Review prior to physician attestation or coroner attestation. If MI Review is disregarded or omitted,  record may be rejected.

• Disposition Permit (DP)

  The funeral home is responsible for completing and submitting a disposition burial permit and Death Certificate for registration within EDRS . Once the record is registered and the disposition burial permit is issued, the funeral home must print all four copies of the disposition burial permit. The funeral director must submit a signed copy with payment to Los Angeles County Vital Records Office. The payment must be received within 72 hours of issuance.

If you are requesting record correction(s) for any of the following reasons, you must fax a completed EDRS Fax Communication sheet  to (213) 482-5680, as telephone requests are not accepted. 

• Abandon EDRS record
• Unlock PI, MI, or Both on EDRS record
• Multiple disposition EDRS filing
• EDRS file/Permit with drop to paper certificate
• Ship out/International Disposition

Amendments

Once a record has been registered by the Local Registrar (EDRS status = SUBM SR or REG SR), an amendment is required to correct the record.

Re-file Permit

If a Death Certificate has been registered and a re-file is needed to change the disposition, the funeral home can create a re-file Permit/Amendments in EDRS. Please notify the Vital Records Office via the  EDRS Fax Communication sheet and fax the request to (213) 482-5680

ME/Coroner Protocol

Please refer to LAC ME/Coroner Workflow.

Certified Copies

Payment is required when a certified copy of a Death Certificate is requested . Payment for the Disposition Permit is required at time of issuance

Time Interval Abbreviations

Immediate - IMMED
Second(s) – SEC or SECS
Minutes(s) – MIN or MINS
Hour(s) – HR or HRS
Day(s) – DAY or DAYS
Weeks – WK or WKS
Month(s) – MO or MOS
Year(s) – YR or YRS

For additional assistance, please consult the EDRS handbook.