You may obtain a certified copy (or copies) of a birth, death, or marriage certificate from the Riverside County Clerk-Recorder. Give all the information you have available for the identification of the record.Riverside County only has records of deaths that occurred in Riverside County. Sworn statements must be notarized for authorized copy requests. This article and video will show Notaries to fill out each part of a notarial certificate, and common mistakes to avoid. (Full Name of Deceased - First Middle Last) and I am requesting a certified copy of the death record of who. Complete the Application Information section and provide your signature where indicated. Please correct me along the way if I'm wrong and also if I'd need to prepare any kind of notarized affidavit of death of joint tenant. Complete an affidavit of death and sign it in front of a notary. Paperwork filled out at the hospital is the information on the certificate not a request for a certified copy.