INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete this form to obtain copies of court records. There is generally a fee to get a copy of a record unless you have a fee waiver.The clerk can get you a certified copy. This means the clerk adds an official stamp to your Decree that says the copy is true copy of the original. How to fill out the San Bernardino County Certified Copy Application? Notaries in California CANNOT certify copies of vital records, court documents, and any publicly recordable documents. Officiant Guy fills out your request for a certified copy and hand delivers the request along with the filing of your marriage license. San Bernardino County maintains records of births and deaths that occurred within the county. Go online to your birth state's website.. look under vital statistics and you can order a certified copy and have it sent to you. Get the San bernardino county recorder clerk application certified copy form accomplished.