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State Offices
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Email: phvitalrecords@gdph.state.ga.us
Website
Certified copies of vital records may be obtained from the
state vital records office (all counties), or the county where the
vital event occurred.
Georgia law requires pre-payment before a record or a
service can be provided. Fees are not refundable after a service
has been provided. Records are sent first class mail.
Remarks: Georgia law and the Department of
Community Health regulation require that all requests for vital
records include the signature and picture ID of the requestor and
the proper fee.
Methods of Payment:
Fees may be paid by one of the following methods (make
certified checks and money orders payable to Vital
Records);
- Certified Check
- Money Order
Secured online applications to request for vital records,
which accepts all major credit card payments, can be made through
VitalCheck with an additional charge for their
service.
Vital Records
Birth
Location:
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Email: phvitalrecords@gdph.state.ga.us
Website)
Request a birth certificate in person at the state Vital
Records Office or any
County Vital Records Office. It is not possible to request a
birth certificate via email.
Fee: $25.00
Time-frame: Since January 1919
Notes: Additional copies of the same record
ordered at the same time are $5.00 each.
Remarks: For earlier records in Atlanta or
Savannah or other cities or counties, write to the Vital Records
Office in the county where the event occurred.
Death
Location:
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Email: phvitalrecords@gdph.state.ga.us
Website
Request a death certificate in person at the state Vital Records Office or the County Vital Records Office where the death occurred.
Fee: $25.00
Time-frame: (State) Since January 1990
Notes: Additional copies of the same record
ordered at the same time are $5.00 each.
Remarks: For earlier records write to the Vital
Records Office in the county where the event occurred.
Marriage
Location:
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Email: phvitalrecords@gdph.state.ga.us
Website
Certified copies of marriage documents up to 1996 are issued at State office. The state office does not record marriage licenses or applications after July 1, 1997.
Certified copies of marriage licenses are available to the
general public, but a certified copy of the marriage license
application is only available to the bride and groom shown on the
marriage license.
Certificate Fee: $10.00
Time-frame: Since June 9, 1952
Notes: Additional copies of the same record
ordered at the same time are $5.00 each.
Remarks: Inquiries about marriages occurring
before June 9, 1952, will be forwarded to appropriate Probate Judge
in county where license was issued.
Divorce
Location:
Georgia Department of Public Health
State Office of Vital Records
2600 Skyland Drive NE
Atlanta, GA 30319-3640
Phone: (404) 679-4702
Email: phvitalrecords@gdph.state.ga.us
Website
The state Vital Records office will conduct a search to determine the occurrence of a divorce, but cannot issue a record.
Certified copies of divorce decrees are only available from the Clerk of the Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
Certificate Fee: $10.00
Time-frame: Since June 9, 1952
Notes: Additional copies of the same record
ordered at the same time are $5.00 each.
Remarks: Inquiries will be forwarded to
appropriate Clerk of Superior Court in county where divorce was
granted.
