Free CA birth certificate + ID (AB 1733)

No-cost birth certificate (CDPH affidavit) and CA ID card (DMV DL 933) for Californians experiencing homelessness — AB 1733

Audience · Adults experiencing homelessness in California who need a foundational identity documentTime · ~12 min

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1Fill it out
2Review
3Sign
4Download

Identifying information

Full legal name (as it appears on the birth certificate)

Date of birth

City + county + state of birth

If you were born outside California, the birth certificate request goes to that state, not CDPH.

Mother's full name (at her birth) — if known

Father's full name — if known

Where are you sleeping most nights right now?

Needed for the homeless-services-provider affidavit. Describe honestly — outside, in a vehicle, in shelter, couch-surfing.

Provider affidavit — to be signed in person by Guardian navigator

This section is filled out by a credentialed Guardians of the AV navigator OR a partner-shelter staff member who can verify the applicant is currently experiencing homelessness. Do NOT self-sign this section.

Navigator / staff full name

Organization (e.g., 'Guardians of the AV', a local shelter or services provider)

Title / role

Organization phone

How long has the provider known the applicant?

E.g., 'Three weeks of weekly outreach contact at the Lancaster encampment.'

Anything else for the records clerk

Anything else the CDPH / DMV clerk should know

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