A person may obtain only his or her own birth certificate, except for parents who may obtain their own child's certificate. Access to birth records becomes available to the public 100 years after the event.

Access to death records filed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics office is restricted for 50 years after the date of the event to family members, their legal representatives, and persons who can prove they are legally entitled. When ordering a death record, you must state your relationship to the person named on the certificate or your reason for needing the record.

A parent of the person named on the birth certificate (requesting parent's name must be on birth certificate)

Access to marriage and divorce records filed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics office is restricted for 50 years after the date of the event to the persons named on the certificate, their legal representatives, and persons who can prove they are legally entitled. When ordering a marriage or divorce record, you must state your relationship to the person named on the certificate or your reason for needing the record.

Even if you believe that you never had a birth certificate, you should follow the instructions to request a certified copy from the Tennessee Vital Records Office if you were born in Tennessee. If no record of your birth is located, the Vital Records Office will send you a letter certifying that no record is on file. Many agencies that ask you for a birth certificate will accept this certified letter from the State of Tennessee in place of a birth certificate.

Birth certificates may be requested through the mail using our printable birth certificate application. After completing the application, please include one form of signature identification and correct fee. The fees are listed at the bottom of the application. We try to send out the birth certificates within a day or two after we receive the request. If requesting a birth certificate to be sent back to you overnight mail, you must include envelope with postage already paid.

No, by law birth record search requests must be signed and paid for. Therefore, a request can only be made in person, or via mail, or by phone or fax using the VitalChek credit card service. Birth certificate request forms for mail requests are available at http://health.state.ga.us/programs/vitalrecords/birthform.asp and http://health.state.ga.us/pdfs/vitalrecords/birth.pdf .

Certified copies of birth records may be obtained from the state vital records Office, which has birth and death records for all 159 counties in Georgia, or the county vital records office in the county where the birth occurred. The state office and each county office has a public walk in service, however, county offices may be closed on some days of the week or some hours during the day. The state office public counter is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Birth or death certificates or copies of the same are available from the Clerk and Recorder's Office at the Courthouse, 155 West Granite, Butte, Montana, Room 201. Certified copies of birth certificates are $5.00; death certificates are $3.00.

It is not necessary. A personal statement of your date of birth along with a photocopy of your passport, driver license or state issued ID (Identification Card) will suffice. Yes, you may send all copies via e-mail with the exception of music copies which will be handed in the competiton office in Italy. However, make sure to receive confirmation from the office in regard to the receipt and legible quality of the copies. Often these documents via scanning and e-mail are not fully legible.

The certified copies issued by the Tennessee Department of Health ? Office of Vital Records always have a raised seal. A raised seal is the same as an embossed seal. Both types of birth certificate copies, the long form and the short form, contain the raised seal.

Your record must be issued by the local office of vital records where the birth occurred or the State Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration and must contain a raised seal. Some entities require the document to have been issued within the last two years. Complimentary copies issued by a hospital are not valid.

Answer: These government documents may be requested through a government registrar. In Temple, the local registrar may be contacted at:

There is an expedited service that you can reach by calling 1-877-572-6333 (press option 2). You will need a major credit card to use this service. They can also be found at http://www.vitalchek.com/.

The addresses for other counties in Indiana are available online by going to the Indiana State Department of Health website located on our links page. If you were born in another state, you may order it online by contacting VitalChek. Their website address is located on our links page . back

a $25 fee. DO NOT SEND PERSONAL CHECKS OR CASH. You MUST send a certified check or money order made payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer. PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE RETURNED. If you want only a photocopy from the image system, there is no charge, but you must complete the TC-2 form designating your request.

Payment is accepted in the form of a check or money order payable to the Registrar/City of Troy or cash.

For information about obtaining a birth or death certificate, please visit the Indian River County Health Department Vital Statistics office or call (772)794-7460.

Requests for official copies of birth certificates should be addressed to: State Department of Health, Division of Vital Statistics, Lucas Office Building, Des Moines, IA. 50319. For questions regarding obtaining a copy of a birth certificate, and/or possible fee, please call the Department of Health at 515-281-5872. To speak to your doctor please call the clinic you visited. A staff member will take a message or connect you to your physician.

If the mother was not married at the time the child was born or within 300 days prior to that day and if she and the biological father desire to add his name to the child's birth certificate, this can be done by completing the "Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity" form if the child is less than 19 years of age. If you live in Tennessee, you may obtain the form and information from either your local child support enforcement office or from your county health department.