Individual State Birth Certificate Information
Alabama Vital Records
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
(334) 206-5418
Fax: (334) 262-9563
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Dept of Health and Social Services
5441 Commercial Blvd.
Juneau, AK 99801
(907) 465-3391
Fax: (907) 465-3618
Office of Vital Records
1818 West Adams
PO Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030-3887
(602) 364-1300
Fax: (602) 249-3040
Arizona is a "closed record" state. That means that vital records are not
public record.
Who may order a
birth certificate
Who may order a
death certificate
Check or money order should be made payable to Office of Vital Records.
Personal checks are accepted, but will delay your request up to 30 days to
verify funds.
Applicants must submit a copy of picture identification or have their request
notarized and provide a family tree sketch to illustrate the family connection
and possibly provide proof of family connection such as a birth certificate.
Only the registrant or an immediate family member may receive copies of Birth
Records.
Birth before 1990 $15.00
Birth After 1990 $10.00
Arkansas
Dept of Health
Division of Vital Records, Slot 44
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
(501) 661-2174
Fax: (501) 663-2832
Check or money order should be made payable to Arkansas Department of
Health. Personal checks are accepted. To request a certificate from Vital
Records through the expedite service you may call (501) 661-2726. There is a
$5.00 handling fee for credit cards.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Office of
Vital Records
304 'S' Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 445-1719 or (916) 445-2684
Fax: (800) 858-5553
Check or money order should be made payable to Office of Vital Records.
Personal checks are accepted. Due to shortage of staff, the processing time for
copies of vital records is 15-20 weeks. The fee covers a 10-year period search
(if necessary) for the record requested.
If you would like to fax your request there is an additional fee of $7.00.
-Please include the following additional information when faxing your request:
-MC, Visa, Am Express or Discover card number and expiration date
-Daytime telephone number
Return address where you would like the certificate mailed.
You may obtain certified copies of Vital Records directly from the County Recorder's Office, or Local Health Department for recent Births and Deaths if you know the county of occurrence. Most of the county offices can provide a faster processing time than the State office (often within one week). Also, many of the county offices will accept requests (using a credit card) by phone, fax, or on-line.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Vital
Records Office
Colorado Dept of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Dr South
HSVRD-VS-A1
Denver, CO 80246-1530
(303) 692-2224 General
(303) 756-4464 Information
Fax: (800) 423-1108
Make check or money order payable to Colorado Department of Health. If you fax your order or telephone it, you must use your Visa, MasterCard, Discover or American Express card. There will be an additional convenience charge of $5.00 billed to your charge card for the fax or telephone service.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Health Dept Vital Records
410 Capitol Ave., 1st Floor
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 509-7897
Vital Records held by the Department of Public Health are currently being microfilmed and are unavailable at this time. In order to obtain a certificate, please contact the Registrar of Vital Statistics of the town or city in which the birth, death or marriage occurred.
Office of Vital
Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 744-4549
Fax: (302) 736-1862
Make check or money order payable to Office of Vital Statistics. Personal checks are accepted.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Office of Vital Statistics, Dept of Health
P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
(904) 359-6900 Ext. 1029
Fax: (904) 359-6993
Make check payable to Office of Vital Statistics. Additional copies of the same record are $4.00 each.
Birth Certificate $9.00
Georgia
Dept of Human Resources
Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
(404) 679-4701 ext. 4702
Fax: (404) 679-4730
Make money order or certified check payable to Vital Records, GA. DHR.
Birth Certificate $10.00
State Dept of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Vital Records Section
P. O. Box 3378
1250 Punch Bowl Ave, Rm 103
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-4533
Make certified cashier's check or money order payable to Hawaii State Department of Health. If a record is not found after a search has been conducted, all fees collected will be retained. The fee covers the cost of the search.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Bureau of Vital
Records and Health Statistics
450 W. State St., 1st Floor
PO Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
(208) 334-5988 (recording)
Fax: (208) 389-9096
Make personal check or money order payable to Idaho Vital Statistics. Idaho requires a copy of a picture ID, or copies of two forms of ID that have your signature such as a cancelled check and social security card. For $10.00 extra you can fax the request and pay by credit card. There is an additional $5.00 for Special Handling (express or priority service).
Birth Certificate $13.00
Illinois Dept. of
Public Health
Division of Vital Records
605 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
(217) 782-6553
Fax: (217) 523-2648
Make money order, certified check or personal check payable to Illinois.
If your request is mailed via regular US Mail the turn around rate is 3 Weeks.Birth Certificate $15.00
Vital Records Department
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-2700
Fax: (317) 233-7210
Make check or money order payable to Indiana Department of Health. Include a photo-copy of personal identification with your request.
Birth Certificate $10.00
You must complete the 'Application for Copy of a Vital Record' form and attach a check or money order payable to the Iowa Department of Public Health.
Via phone - Credit cards currently being accepted include American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa for an additional $5.00 processing fee.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Office of Vital
Statistics
1000 S W Jackson, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66612
(785) 296-1400 Info
(785) 296-3253
Fax: (785) 357-4332
Make check or money order payable to Kansas Vital Statistics. There is an additional $8.00 processing free when you pay by Credit Card.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Office of Vital Statistics
275 East Main Street 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4212
Fax: (502) 227-0032
Birth Certificate $10.00
Louisiana
Vital Records Registry
PO Box 60630
New Orleans, LA 70160
(504) 568-5152 recording
Make check or money order payable to Vital Records.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Office of Vital
Statistics
Department of Human Services
211 State St, Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
(207) 287-3181
Birth Certificate $10.00
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Rd.
Reisterstown Road Plaza
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 764-3038 or (800) 832-3277
Fax: (410) 358-0738
Birth Certificate $12.00
Registry of Vital Records
and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street, 1st floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
(617) 740-2600
Fax: (617) 825-7755
Make check or money order payable to Commonwealth of Massachusetts. For credit card orders of vital records, call (617) 740-2606.
You may request overnight delivery for an additional fee of $37.00.
Birth Certificate $28.00
Vital Records Requests
Michigan Dept of Community Health
3423 N. Martin Luther King Blvd
P. O. Box 30721
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8666
Fill out the appropriate application form from the MDCH web site. Make check or money order payable to State of Michigan.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of the State Registrar
717 Delaware Street, SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(612) 676-5120 recording
Fax: (612) 331-5776
Make check or money order payable to MN Dept. of Health. Mail-in orders only, no walk-ins or phone calls.
Birth Certificate $13.00
Vital Records, State Dept of
Health
571 Stadium Dr.
PO Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215
(601) 576-7960
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Personal checks accepted from in-state requests only. Make bank or postal money order payable to Mississippi State Department of Health. Birth certificates are available via phone and credit card for an additional $5.00 charge.
Birth Certificates $12.00
Bureau of Vital Records
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
(573) 751-6387
Make check or money order payable to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or DHSS.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Montana Vital Statistics
P. O. Box 4210
111 North Sanders, Rm 209
Helena, MT 59604-4210
(406) 444-2685
Fax: (406) 444-1803
Be sure to include a S.A.S.E with your request! Make check or money order payable to Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Nebraska Health & Human
Services System
Vital Records
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2871
Make check or money order payable to Vital Statistics.
Birth Certificate $8.00
Division of
Health/Vital Statistics
505 East King Street, Rm #102
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 684-4242
Fax: (775) 684-4156
Make check or money order payable to Section of Vital Statistics. There is a $5.50 surcharge for credit card requests
Birth Certificate $13.00
Bureau of Vital
Records
Registration/Certification
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(800) 852-3345 Ext 4651
or in NH - (603) 271-4651
Fax: (603) 271-3447
Make check or money order payable to Treasurer, State of New Hampshire.
Birth Certificate $12.00
New Jersey State
Department of Health and Senior Services
State Registrar Search Unit
PO Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
(609) 292-4087
Fax: (609) 392-4292
It can take up to 4 months to get a vital record . If you're willing to pay by credit card, for an additional fee of $8.95 you can fax a request and it will be processed within 7 working days
Birth Certificate $4.00
New
Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
P.O. Box 26110, 1105 St. Francis Dr.
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-0121
(505) 827-2338 24-Hour Information Line
(877) 284-0963 Credit card orders
Make certified check or money order payable to "New Mexico Vital Records."
Birth Certificate $10.00
New York State
Dept of Health
Vital Records Section
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12237
(518) 474-3077
(518) 474-3038 Information
Fax: (518) 432-6286
Birth Certificate $30.00
North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
(919) 733-3526
Make personal check or money order payable to North Carolina Vital Records.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Division
of Vital Records
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue - Dept 301
Bismarck, ND 58505
(701) 328-2360
Fax: (701) 328-1850
Make check or money order payable to ND Department of Health.
Birth Certificate $7.00
Ohio Department of
Health
Vital Statistics
246 North High Street, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43216
(614) 466-2531
Make check or money order payable to the Treasurer, State of Ohio.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Vital Records
Service
Oklahoma State Dept of Health
1000 Northeast Tenth, Room 117
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
(405) 271-4040
Please make your check or money order payable to the Vital Records Service and enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope along with the application form. The office is open to the public from 8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. If you go to the office, you can pick up copies of records in about one hour, depending upon how busy they are.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Oregon
Vital Records
800 NE Oregon Street, Ste 205
PO Box 14050
Portland, OR 97293
(503) 731-4108
recording: (503) 731-4095
Fax: (503) 234-8417
Make money order payable to Oregon Health Division.
Birth Certificate $20.00
Vital Records, State Dept of Health
P.O. Box 1528
101 South Mercer Street
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 656-3100
Fax: (724) 652-8951
Submit a readable copy of applicant's driver's license or other picture ID with your request. Make check or money order payable to Division of Vital Records.
Birth Certificate $7.00
Rhode Island Dept of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Rm. 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-2811
Birth Certificate $15.00
Office
of Vital Records
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3630
Fax: (803) 898-3630
Call (877) 284-1008 or Fax to (877) 284-1084 for Credit Card Orders only. An addition $5.00 expedite fee will be added to the cost.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Vital Records, Dept of
Health
600 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-2536
(605) 773-4961
Make check or money order payable to South Dakota Department of Health.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Tennessee Vital Records
Central Services Building, 1st Floor
421 5th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37247
(615) 741-1763
Fax: (615) 741-9860
Make check or money order payable to Tennessee Vital Records.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Bureau of Vital Statistics,
Dept. of Health
P. O. Box 12040
Austin, TX 78711-2040
(512) 458-7111
Fax: (512) 458-7711
Make check or money order payable to Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Birth Certificate $11.00
Utah Office of Vital Records and
Statistics
288 North 1460 West
PO BOX 141012
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-1012
(801) 538-6380
Fax: (801) 538-9467
Make check or money order payable to Utah Department of Health. Credit Card orders cost an additional $5.00 and may be made by calling (801) 538-6380.
Birth Certificate $15.00
Vermont
Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402
(802) 863-7275
Make check or money order payable to Vermont Department of Health
Birth Certificate $7.00
Virginia Department of
Health
Office of Vital Records
P.O. Box 1000
Richmond, VA 23218
(804) 662-6200
Make personal check or money order payable to State Health Department.
Birth Certificate $10.00
Washington Dept. of Health
Center for Health Statistics
P.O. Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
(360) 236-4300 Info
(360) 236-4313 orders
Fax: (360) 352-2586
Make check or money order payable to Department of Health.
Birth Certificate $17.00
Vital Registration,
Division of Health
350 Capitol St, Rm 165
Charleston, WV 25301-3701
(304) 558-2931
Info: (304) 558-2931
Fax: (304) 558-1051
Make check or money order payable to Vital Registration.
Birth Certificate $5.00
Wisconsin Division
of Health
Vital Records
1 West Wilson Street, Rm 158
P.O. Box 309
Madison, WI 53701
(608) 266-1371
Fax: (608) 255-2035
Make check or money order payable to Vital Records.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Vital Records
Services
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7591
Fax: (307) 635-4103
Make check or money order payable to Vital Records Services.
Birth Certificate $12.00
Vital Records
Department
825 North Capitol Street NE
1st Floor, Room 1312
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-9009
(202) 783-1809 for credit card orders
Fax: (202) 783-0136
Make cashier's check or money order payable to DC Treasurer.
Birth Certificate $23.00