APPENDIX H: Obtaining Vital Statistics Information by State

WHERE TO WRITE FOR VITAL RECORDS

Note: For more information, refer to the following Web site:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Important: Some states/territories require a photocopy of a picture ID to accompany requests for records. If your state/territory requires this, consider having clients sign "Consent to Share Information" forms and provide you with a photocopy of their picture ID.

ALABAMA:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $12.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of Copy: $12.00

Address:
Center for Health Statistics
State Department of Public Health
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL. 36103-5625
(334) 206-5418

Remarks: State office has birth/death records since January 1908, marriage records since August 1936, and divorce records since January 1950. Check or money order should be made payable to: Center for Health Statistics. There is a $10.00 per hour charge for special searches.

ALASKA:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
Department of Health and Social Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 110675
Juneau, AK 99811-0675
(907) 465-3391

Remarks: State office has birth/death records since January 1913, marriage records since 1913, and divorce records since 1950. Money order (ONLY) should be made payable to: Bureau of Vital Statistics.

AMERICAN SAMOA:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $ 7.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of copy: $2.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $1.00

Address: (Birth/Death/Marriage)
Registrar of Vital Statistics
Vital Statistics Section
Government of American Samoa
Pago Pago, AS 96799
(684) 633-1222 Ext. 214

Address: (Divorce)
High Court of American Samoa
Tutuila, AS 96799

Remarks: Registrar has all records since 1900. Money order (ONLY) should be made payable to: ASG Treasurer.

ARIZONA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy:
$15.00 Prior to 1990, $10.00 After 1990

Event: Death
Cost of copy:$10.00

Address: (Birth/Death)
Vital Records Section
Arizona Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 3887
Phoenix, AZ 85030-3887
(602) 363-1300

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: Varies by County

Address: (Marriage/Divorce)
Clerk of Superior County where license was issued or divorce granted.

Remarks: State office has records since 1909. Some abstracts of records are filed in counties before then. Check or money order should be made payable to: Office of Vital Records (for birth/death records). For marriage/divorce records contact Clerk of Superior Court in specific county ). Applicants must submit a copy of picture identification or have their requests notarized.

ARKANSAS:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $8.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: $8.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce - State)
Division of Vital Records
Arkansas Department of Health
4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 661-2336

Address: (Marriage - County)
CountyClerk in county where license was issued.

Address: (Divorce - County)
Circuit or Chancery Clerk in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: State office has records since February 1914. Check or money order should be made payable to: Arkansas Department of Health (State requests only).

CALIFORNIA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $13.00
Event: Marriage/Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: $13.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce - State)
Office of Vital Records
Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 94244-0241
(916) 445-2684

Address: (Divorce - County)
Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: State office has records since 1905. Check or money order should be made payable to:
State Registrar, Department of Health Services or Office of Vital Records.

CANAL ZONE:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of Copy: $20.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of Copy: $20.00

Address: (Birth/Death/Marriage)Correspondence Branch
Passport Services
U.S. Department of State
1111 19th Street NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC. 20522-1705
(202) 955.0307

Remarks: Records from May 1904 to September 1979. Check or Money Order made payable to: U.S. Department of State

COLORADO:
Event: Birth/Death (State)
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (State)
Cost of index search: $15.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy:$15.00

Address: (State records)
Vital Records Section
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
HSVRD-VS-A1
Denver, CO. 80246-1530
(303) 756-4464

Address: (Marriage - County)
CountyClerk where license was issued.

Address: (Divorce - County)
Clerk of District Court where divorce was granted.

Remarks: State office has death records since 1900 and birth records since 1910. Check or money order should be made payable to: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmental Vital Records.

CONNECTICUT:
Event: Birth/Death/ Marriage
Cost of copy: $5.00

Remarks: Certified copies are not available from the State Office. Requests must be submitted to the town where the event occurred. A photocopy of picture identification must be submitted with any request for a birth certificate. Check or money order should be made payable to the town where the event occurred. Applicants for divorce records must contact Clerk of Superior Court where the divorce was granted.

DELAWARE:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: $6.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: $2.00

Address: (State)
Office of Vital Statistics
Division of Public Health
P.O. Box 637
Dover, DE 19903
(302) 744.4549

Address: (Divorce - County)
Contact prothonotary in the county where divorce was granted until 1975. After 1975, contact Family Court in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: State has birth records since 1926, death and marriage records since 1958, and divorce records since 1935. A photo identification is required for all transactions. If submitting by mail, a copy of identification is required. Check or money order should be made payable to: Office of Vital Statistics.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $12.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $2.00

Address: (Birth/Death)
Vital Records Branch
825 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-9009

Address: (Marriage)
Marriage Bureau
515 5th Street, NW
Washington, DC. 20001

Address: (Divorce)
Clerk, Superior Court for the District of Columbia
Family Division
500 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Remarks: Birth records since 1874, death records since 1855, and marriage/divorce records since 1956.
Cashier's check or money order should be made payable to: DC Treasurer.

FLORIDA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $9.00

Event: Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $5.00

Address:
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Office of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 210
1217 Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32231
(904) 359-6900

Remarks: Birth/Death records since 1917, marriage/divorce records since 1927.
Check or money order should be made payable to: Office of Vital Statistics.

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GEORGIA:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $10.00 for certification plus $0.50 per page.

Address: (State)
Georgia Department of Human Resources
Vital Records Department
2600 Skyland Drive, NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
(404) 679-4701

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1919 and marriage/divorce records since 1952. Money order (only) should be made payable to: Vital Records Service

GUAM:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death/marriage)
Office of Vital Statistics
Department of Public Health and Social Services
Government of Guam
P.O. Box 2816
Agana,GU, M.I. 96910
(671) 734-4589
Address: (Divorce)
Clerk, Superior Court of Guam
Agana, GU, M. I. 96910

Remarks: Money order (only) should be made payable to: Treasurer of Guam.

HAWAII:

Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $10.00

Address:
State Department of Health
Office of Health Status Monitoring
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 3378
Honolulu, HI 96801-9984
(808) 586-4533

Remarks: State has birth and death records since 1853 and marriage/divorce records since 1951. Cashier's check, certified check, or money order should be made payable to: State Department of Health.

IDAHO:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $13.00

Address:
Vital Statistics Unit
Center for Vital Statistics and Health Policy
450 West State Street, 1st Floor
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0036
(208) 334-5988

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1911 and marriage/divorce records since 1947. Check or money order should be made payable to: Idaho Vital Statistics.

ILLINOIS:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $15.00

Note: Requires search fee of $10.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $5.00
Note: Verification is additional $5.00

Address:
Division of Vital Records
Illinois Department of Public Health
605 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702-5097
(217) 782-6553

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1916 and marriage/divorce records since 1962. Checks, certified checks, and money orders should be made payable to: Illinois Department of Public Health

INDIANA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $6.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $4.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death)
Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-2700

Address: Marriage/Divorce
CountyClerk in county where event occurred.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1907. No data available for marriage/divorce dates.
Check or money order should be made payable to: Indiana State Department of Health.

IOWA:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: $6.00

Address: (Birth/death/marriage)
Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Statistics Section
Lucas Office Building
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-4944

Address: (Divorce)
Clerk of County in the county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death/marriage records since 1880. Check or money order should be made payable to Iowa Department of Public Health.

KANSAS:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $11.00

Address:
Office of Vital Statistics
Kansas State Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 120
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
(785) 296-1400

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1911, marriage records since 1913, and divorce records since 1951. Check or money order should be made payable to: Vital Statistics

KENTUCKY:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $6.00

Address:
Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621
(502) 564-4212

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1911 and marriage/divorce records since 1958. Check or money order should be made payable to: Kentucky State Treasurer

LOUISIANA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: Long Form: $15.00, Short Form: $9.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $7.00

Event: Marriage (Orleans Parish)
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Marriage (Other Parishes)/Divorce
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death & Marriage in Orleans Parish)
Vital Records Registry
Office of Public Health
325 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, LA. 70112
(504) 568-5152

Address: (Marriage in other parishes/Divorce)
Clerk of Court in the parish where event occurred

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1914. Check or money order should be made payable to: Vital Records.

MAINE:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: Certified: $10.00, Uncertified: $6.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of Copy: $10.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
Maine Department of Human Services
State House Station 11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011
(207) 287-3181

Remarks: Office has records since 1892. Check or money order should be made payable to: Treasurer, State of Maine

MARYLAND:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $6.00

Event: Marriage (State)/Divorce(State)
Cost of copy: Marriage: $6.00, Divorce: No Fee

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death and State Marriage/Divorce)
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reistertown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020
(410) 764-3038

Address: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Clerk of Circuit Court in county where license was issued or divorce granted. Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City for marriage licenses issued in the city of Baltimore.
Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1898, marriage and divorce records since 1951. Check or money order should be made payable to: Division of Vital Records.

MASSACHUSETTS:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: In-person: $12.00, Mail request: $22.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of copy: In-person: $6.00, Mail request: $11.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: $3.00

Address: (Birth/Death/Marriage)
Registry of Vital Records and Statistics
150 Mount Vernon Street
1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125-3105
(617) 740-2600

Address: Divorce (County)
Registrar of Probate Court in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death/marriage records since 1906, divorce records since 1952. Check or money order should be made payable to: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

MICHIGAN:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (State)
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/Death and State Marriage/Divorce)
Vital Records
3412 North Martin Luther King Boulevard
P.O. Box 30195
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-8656
Address: (Marriage/Divorce - county)
County Clerk in county where license was issued or divorce granted.

Remarks: Office has full birth/death records since 1906, full marriage records since 1926, and full divorce records since 1924. Check or money order should be made payable to: State of Michigan.

MINNESOTA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $13.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage (county)
Cost of copy: $8.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: $10.00

Address: Birth/Death
Minnesota Department of Health
Section of Vital Statistics
717 Delaware Street SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440
(612) 676-5120

Address: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Registrar in county where license was issued or divorce granted.

Remarks: Office has birth records since 1900, death records since 1908, marriage/divorce records depends on county. Check or money order should be made payable to: Treasurer, State of Minnesota.

MISSISSIPPI:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $12.00, Short form: $7.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage (county)
Cost of copy: $3.00

Event: Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death and state marriage)
Vital Records
State Department of Health
P O Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
(601) 576-7981

Address: (Marriage - county)
Circuit Clerk in county where license was issued.

Address: (Divorce - county)
Chancery Clerk in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1912. Refer to county for marriage/divorce records. Personal checks and money orders can be used only for in-state requests. Out of state requests require bank or postal money order. All should be made payable to: Mississippi State Department of Health.

MISSOURI:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
(573) 751-6400

Address: (Marriage - county)
Recorder of Deeds in county where license was issued

Address: (Divorce - county)
Clerk of Circuit Court where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1910. Refer to county for marriage/divorce records. Check or money order should be made payable to: Missouri Department of Health

MONTANA:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $12.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
Vital Statistics Bureau
P.O. Box 4210
Helena, MT 59604
(406) 444-4228

Address: (Marriage/divorce - county)
Clerk of District Court in county where license was issued or divorce granted.

Remarks: Photocopy of picture ID and signature required for birth/death records. Office has birth/death records since 1907. Refer to county for marriage/divorce records. Check or money order should be made payable to: Montana Department of Health and Human Services.

NEBRASKA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $8.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $7.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95065
Lincoln, NE 68509-5065
(402) 471-2871

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since late 1904, marriage and divorce records since 1909. Check or money order should be made payable to: Bureau of Vital Statistics.

NEVADA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $11.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $8.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies
Records of Las Vegas marriages that took place in 1984 and later can be accessed via the Internet at:
http://www.co.clark.nv.us/recorder/mar_srch.htm

Address: (Birth/death)
Division of Health - Vital Statistics
Capitol Complex
505 East King Street #102
Carson City, NV 89710
(775) 684 - 4280

Address: (Marriage - county)
CountyRecorder in county where license was issued.

Address: (Divorce - county)
CountyClerk in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1911. Refer to county for marriage/divorce records. Check or money order should be made payable to: Section of Vital Statistics.

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Bureau of Vital Records
Health and Welfare Building
6 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4654

Remarks: Office has birth/death and marriage records since 1640, divorce records since 1880. Check or money order should be made payable to:State of New Hampshire.

NEW JERSEY:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $4.00 (If exact date of marriage is unknown the fee is an additional $1.00 for each year serched)

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $10.00 (fee is for certified Blue Seal copy)

Address: (Birth/death)
New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Vital Statistics Registration
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
(609) 292-4087

Address: (Marriage)
New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 370
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370

Address: (Divorce)
Clerk of the Superior Court
Superior Court of New Jersey
Public Information Center
171 Jersey Street
P.O. Box 967
Trenton, NJ 08625-0967

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since June 1878. Check or money order for birth/death/marriage records should be made payable to: State Registrar. Check or money order for divorce records should be made payable to: Clerk of the Superior Court.

NEW MEXICO:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Marriage (County), Divorce (Court)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Vital Statistics
New Mexico Health Services Division
P.O. Box 26110
Santa Fe, NM 87502
(505) 827-2338

Address: (Marriage - county)
CountyClerk in county where license was issued.

Address: (Divorce - court)
Clerk of Superior Court where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has full birth/death records since 1920. Check or money order should be made payable to: Vital Statistics.

NEW YORK (EXCEPT NEW YORK CITY)
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
Certification Unit
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 2602
Albany, NY 12220-2602
(518) 474-3075

Remarks: Office has birth/death/marriage records since 1880, divorce records since January 1963. Check or money order should be made payable to: New York Department of Health.

NEW YORK CITY:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Marriage
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Divorce (See New York State)

Address: (Birth/Death)
Division of Vital Records
NYC Department of Health
125 Worth Street, CN4, Rm. 133
New York, NY 10013
(212) 788-4520

Addresses: (Marriage by Borough)
Bronx Borough
City Clerk's Office
1780 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY. 10457

Brooklyn Borough
City Clerk's Office
Municipal Building
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Manhattan Borough
City Clerks Office
Municipal Building
New York, NY 10007

Queens Borough
City Clerk's Office
120-55 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, NY 11424

Staten Island Borough
City Clerk's Office
Staten Island Borough Hall
Staten Island, NY 10301

Remarks: There are strict identification requirements. Please call/write appropriate office for details.

NORTH CAROLINA:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
(919) 733-3526

Remarks: Office has birth records since October 1913, death records since January 1946, marriage records since 1962, and divorce records since 1958. Check or money order should be made payable to: North Carolina Vital Records.

NORTH DAKOTA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $7.00

Event: Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death/marriage)
Division of Vital Records
State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0200
(701) 328-2360

Address: (Divorce - county)
Clerk of District Court in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has full birth/death records since 1920, marriage records since 1925. Money order (only) should be made payable to: North Dakota Department of Health.

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $3.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of copy: $0.50 per page for Divorce Decree and $2.50 for certification.

Address:
Superior Court
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 307
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 234-6401 Ext. 15

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1945, marriage records since 1954, and divorce records since 1960. Money order or bank cashier's check should be made payable to: Superior Court.

OHIO:
Event: Birth/Death
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (County)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Ohio Department of Health
35 East Chestnut Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 15089
Columbus, OH 43216-0118
(614) 466-2531

Address: Marriage (county)
Probate Judge in county where license was issued.

Address: Divorce (county)
Clerk of Common Pleas in county where divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has full birth records since 1908, full death records since 1945. Check or money order should be made payable to: State Treasury.

OKLAHOMA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $10.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Vital Records Service
State Department of Health
1000 Northeast 10th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
(405) 271-4040

Address: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Clerk of Court in county where license was issued or divorce granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1908. Check or money order should be made payable to: Vital Records Service.

OREGON:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $15.00

Address:
Oregon Health Division
Vital Statistics Section
P.O. Box 14050
Portland, OR 97293-0050
(503) 731-4095

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1903, marriage records since 1906, and divorce records since 1925. Money order (only) should be made payable to: DHS/Vital Records.

PENNSYLVANIA:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $4.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $3.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Division of Vital Records
101 South Mercer Street
Room 401
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16101
(724) 656-3100

Address: Marriage (county)
Make application to: Marriage License Clerks, County Court House in the county where license was issued.

Address: Divorce (county)
Make application to: Prothonotary, Court House, in the county where the divorce was granted.

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1906. Check or money order should be made payable to: Division of Vital Records.

PUERTO RICO:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Divorce
Cost of Copy: $2.00

Address:
Department of Health
Demographic Registry
P.O. Box 11854
Fernandez Juncos Station
San Juan, PR 00910
(787) 728-7980

Remarks: Office has records since 1931. All applications must be accompanied by a photocopy of an identification card with picture.Money order (only) should be made out to: Secretary of the Treasury.

RHODE ISLAND:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage
Cost of copy: $15.00

Event: Divorce (court)
Cost of copy: $3.00

Address: (Birth/death/marriage)
Division of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-2811

Address: Divorce
Clerk of Family Court
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903

Remarks: Office keeps birth/marriage records for 100 years and death records for 50 years. Check or money order should be made payable to: General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island.

SOUTH CAROLINA:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3630

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1915, marriage records since 1950, and divorce records since 1949. Check or money order should be made payable to: Department of Health and Environmental Control.

SOUTH DAKOTA:
Event: Birth/Death/Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $7.00

Address:
Vital Records
State Department of Health
600 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD. 57501-2536
(605) 773-4961

Remarks: Office has records since 1905. Check or money order should be made payable to: South Dakota Department of Health.

TENNESSEE:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: Long Form: $12.00, Short Form: $7.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $5.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce
Cost of copy: $12.00

Address:
Tennessee Vital Records
Department of Health
Central Services Building
421 5th Avenue, North
Nashville, TN 37247-0450
(615)741-1763

Remarks: Office has birth/death records since 1914. Office keeps marriage and divorce records for only 50 years. Check or money order should be made payable to: Tennessee Vital Records.

TEXAS:
Event: Birth
Cost of copy: $11.00

Event: Death
Cost of copy: $9.00

Event: Marriage/Divorce (county)
Cost of copy: Varies

Address: (Birth/death)
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Texas Department of Health
P.O. Box 12040