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State Offices
Mississippi State Department of Health
Public Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
Underwood Building
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Mailing address:
Mississippi Vital Records
P.O. BOX 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Tel: (601) 576-7981
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Email: VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us
Website
The State of Mississippi did not officially keep birth records until November 1912. Records from that date to the present are in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Health, Vital Record Section.
Remarks: A valid/current government, school
or employer issued photo identification document of the applicant
is required before a search of the records will be conducted.
Requests that do not contain proper identification will be returned
unprocessed.
Options to obtain a certified copy:
Walk-In Service - This sercvice is available at 571 Stadium Drive, Jackson, Mississippi between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm; all records will be mailed 7 - 10 business days after receipt of request;
By Mail - requests, either on the form provided or as a free form request will be processed in the order received and will be returned by regular U.S. Postal Service, unless accompanied by a prepaid special courier self-addressed envelope;
VitalCheck - 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:
Mississippi State Department of Health
Public Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
Underwood Building
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Mailing address:
Mississippi Vital Records
P.O. BOX 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Tel: (601) 576-7981
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Email: VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us
Website
This certified copy will satisfy claims requiring proof of dependency and situations where for family, historical or legal reasons additional information is required. Only births recorded after November 1, 1912, are on file. For earlier records, contact the Department of Archives & History.
A five year search of records on file will be made. If no record is found, a certification of Not-On-File will be issued. You will still be charged a fee for this certificate, but fees paid for any additional copies will be refunded.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since 1912
Notes: Additional copies of the same birth
records ordered at the same time of certification are $5.00
each.
Remarks: If you are applying for a birth certificate for yourself, a relative, or someone you legally represent, you must provide a copy of a valid photo identification with your application.
Birth Certificates Outside of Mississippi
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Born Outside of Mississippi - If you are a US Citizen born outside Mississippi, check with the National Center for Health Statistics for information regarding your home state..
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Born in Another Country - If you were born in another country, check with the Embassy for that country.
Death
Location:
Mississippi State Department of Health
Public Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
Underwood Building
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Mailing address:
Mississippi Vital Records
P.O. BOX 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Tel: (601) 576-7981
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Email: VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us
Website
The death certificate is the most important legal document in the settlement of the estate and insurance. It is important that the information on the certificate is correct.
A five-year search of our records will be made. If the record is not on file, only the fees paid for any additional copies, if any, will be refunded.
Long/Short: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since 1912
Notes: Additional copies of the death record
when ordered at the same time are $5.00 each.
Remarks: Only deaths recorded after November 1, 1912, are on file. For earlier records, contact the Department of Archives & History.
Marriage
Location:
Mississippi State Department of Health
Public Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
Underwood Building
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Mailing address:
Mississippi Vital Records
P.O. BOX 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Tel: (601) 576-7981
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Email: VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us
Website
If you are applying for yourself, or you are applying for someone else as their spouse, parent, grandparent, sibling, child, grandchild, guardian, or legal representative, then you must provide a completed application and a copy of your valid photo identification.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since January 1926 to July 1, 1938,
and since January 1942
Notes: Additional copies ordered at the same
time are $5.00 each. For ordering and fee information, please
contact the local
registrar in the county where the marriage license was
issued.
Remarks: Mississippi marriage records are maintained by state and county officials. You can order a copy of a marriage record from MSDH, and you can have us search for the county in which the marriage license was issued.
Marriage Licenses and Blood Tests
MSDH can provide a certified copy of a marriage record, or the blood test necessary to obtain your marriage license.
Remarks: Mississippi law requires a blood test in order to obtain a marriage license.
- Where to be tested?
A blood test can be done by your private physician, at one of our county health department locations, or in any other state or U.S. territory where the medical requirements are not less than those of Mississippi's.
- Who needs to be tested?
Both applicants for the marriage license must be tested. They do not have to have their tests at the same time, and they can choose different doctors or clinics if they please.
- When to be tested?
A completed blood test is required before you can apply for a marriage license. You must apply for the license within 30 days of your blood test, however, and no later.
- What we test for?
We screen blood samples for syphilis only. We do no testing for HIV or other sexually-transmitted diseases. Other screenings are available from the Department of Health if you decide you want them.
If the applicants are younger than 21 years of age, other restrictions may apply; check with your county courthouse for the legal issues involved.
Divorce
Location:
Mississippi State Department of Health
Public Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
Underwood Building
571 Stadium Drive
P.O. Box 1700 Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Mailing address:
Mississippi Vital Records
P.O. BOX 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
Tel: (601) 576-7981
Fax: (601) 576-7505
Email: VRInfo@msdh.state.ms.us
Website
Vital Records does not maintain divorce records. A five-year search of the divorce indexes is available for January 1, 1926 to June 30, 1938, and for January 1, 1942 to present for a fee of $15.
A five-year search is available to locate the county where the divorce was granted, the book, and the page number in the Chancery Clerk's office where it was recorded.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since January 1926.
Notes: Though required by law, all divorce
records are not on file with the Office of Vital Records.
Remarks: The Chancery Clerk's office will need to be contacted directly in order to obtain a certified copy of the divorce decree.
