Native American Death Certificates
| Submitted | Oct. 7, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Informational copies of all American Indian and Alaska Native death certificates held by the Placer County Clerk's office.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sovereign Bodies Institute
From: County Clerk, Placer
Good Morning,
We do not have the capability to search by just ethnic background however, I understand that the State Office of Vital Records (Dept of Public Health) can supply this information. They can be reached at 916-445-2684. Their email address is CHSIVitalRecords@cdph.ca.gov<mailto:CHSIVitalRecords@cdph.ca.gov>.
Thank you and have a great day!
Sheri Kasza
Sheri Kasza, Supervisor
Placer County Clerk-Recorder's Office
2954 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 886-5607[cid:image001.png@01D69C9D.00B55290]
[MC900438205[1]]
From: Sovereign Bodies Institute
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Informational copies of all American Indian and Alaska Native death certificates in Placer County.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Sovereign Bodies Institute
From: California Department of Public Health
Hello,
I'd like to clarify: do you require actual physical copies of these certificates? Or just the information found on them?
Since you mentioned you'd prefer the information electronically, I wasn't sure if that was the case.
Health Information Research Section
(916) 552-8095
Vital Statistics Branch
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
California Department of Public Health
Data Applications<https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-Applications.aspx>, Data Request Guide<https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/CDPH%20Document%20Library/HIRS-Vital%20Statistics%20Data%20Requests%20Guide.pdf>, CHSI Home<https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CHSI/Pages/Data-and-Statistics-.aspx>, LISTSERV<https://listserv.cdph.ca.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=VITALRECORDSDATA&A=1>
Note: Currently, HIRS is receiving a large number of data requests. Due to staffing constraints and the large number of data requests, production of data files is taking longer than usual. Production will be assigned based on receipt of the completed application package. Thank you for your understanding.
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