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State Offices
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
101 Israel Rd SE
PO Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
Phone: (360) 236-4300
Phone: (360) 236-4313
Fax : (360) 352-2586
Email: contactchs@doh.wa.gov
Website
Obtaining certified copies of vital records through the Center for Health Statistics can be made with the following steps;
Mail-In - Takes 3 to 4 weeks to receive a certified copy of a certificate;
Regular Fee: $20.00
Express: additional $18.30.
Phone Service - Order by phone by calling (360) 236-4313, (Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm);
Regular Fee: $31.50 (Pay by credit card)
Express: additional $18.30
Walk-In - Walk-In Same Day Service is open to the public from8:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday, except state holidays.;
Regular Fee: $20.00
Notes: Walk-In Same Day Service began accepting
MasterCard and Visa credit cards on Monday, January 4th, 2010.
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.
All requests must include a copy of Government-issued Photo ID of the person requesting the Birth Certificate. You can also obtain a certified copy of your vital records through your County Health Departments.
Vital Records
Birth
Location:
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
101 Israel Rd SE
PO Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
Phone: (360) 236-4300
Phone: (360) 236-4313
Fax : (360) 352-2586
Email: contactchs@doh.wa.gov
Website
Fee: $20.00
Timeframe: Since July 01, 1907
Notes: You must provide the following information
for births: name on record; date of birth; place of birth (city or
county); maiden name of the mother and the name of the father if
listed.
Remarks: The Center for Health Statistics can
provide birth certificates for children born outside the United
States if the child was adopted in a Washington State
Superior
It normally takes up to 6 - 8 weeks to receive a Washington
State Heirloom Birth Certificate. A personalized, legal, and
official Birth Certificate can be obtained for only $40.00. The
Heirloom Birth Certificate makes a great gift, especially when it's
engraved with baby's name and birth date.
Over-the-Counter Fee: $40.00
Remarks: Cash, checks, and money orders should be
made payable to Department of Health
Adoption
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Attn: Adoptions
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507-9709
For a person born in Washington State
In-State Adoption
Processing Fee: $15.00
Certificate Fee $20.00/copyOut-of-State Adoption
Processing Fee: $15.00
Certificate Fee $20.00/copyChild Adopted from a Foreign Country
Registration Fee: $15.00
Certificate Fee $20.00/copy
Notes: The Center for Health Statistics can provide birth certificates for children born outside the United States if the child was adopted in a Washington State Superior Court (RCW 26.33.290 and 70.58.210).Remarks: If the adoption decree was granted prior to January 1, 1985, the Center requires evidence of the child's date and place of birth. (NOTE: Original documents are returned when the registration is complete.)
Certificate from an Adoption Sealed File
Request Fee: $15.00
Certificate Fee $20.00/copy
Notes: If you need a "certified copy" of an original birth certificate from an adoption sealed file, a court order to open a sealed file is required. At the time the adoption information was received, we placed the original birth certificate in a sealed file.Remarks: The Department of Health cannot release this information without a court order from the Superior Court that granted the adoption.
Death
Location:
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
101 Israel Rd SE
PO Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
Phone: (360) 236-4300
Phone: (360) 236-4313
Fax : (360) 352-2586
Email: contactchs@doh.wa.gov
Website
Fee: $20.00
Timeframe: Since July 01, 1907 to 2 months before
present date
Notes: Funeral directors collect information about
the decedent from an informant (usually a family member or close
personal friend of the decedent). Cause-of-death information is
generally provided by a certifying physician, medical examiner, or
coroner.
Notes: The Washington Death with Dignity Act,
Initiative 1000, codified as RCW 70.245, passed on November 4, 2008
and went into effect on March 5, 2009. This act allows terminally
ill adults seeking to end their life to request lethal doses of
medication from medical and osteopathic physicians.
Remarks: Under the Death with Dignity Act, the
Department of Health collects information from healthcare
providers, reviews this information for compliance with reporting
requirements, contacts the healthcare provider if the information
is incomplete or inadequate, and produces an annual statistical
report.
Notes: Reporting of fetal deaths to the state
is required only when the gestational period is twenty weeks or
more. Similar information is collected for fetal deaths to mothers
who live in Washington State, but deliver in another state or
country.
Remarks: Fetal deaths are sometimes referred to
as stillbirths or miscarriages. Fetal Death Certificate System
contains records on all fetal deaths occurring in the state and
nearly all fetal deaths to residents of the state.
Notes: Infant deaths are defined as deaths of
children under one year of age. Information from the Washington
State Birth and Death Certificate Systems is combined to produce
records of all infant deaths occurring in the state and nearly all
infant deaths to residents of the state.
Remarks: Information is gathered about the
mother, the father, the pregnancy, the child, and the
cause-of-death.
Marriage
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
101 Israel Rd SE
PO Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
Phone: (360) 236-4300
Phone: (360) 236-4313
Fax : (360) 352-2586
Email: contactchs@doh.wa.gov
Website
Fee: $20.00
Timeframe: Since 1968
Notes: The information on the marriage certificate
is provided by the couple themselves and the officiant. The filing
of marriage certificates at the state level began in 1968
Divorce
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
Vital Records Office
101 Israel Rd SE
PO Box 47814
Olympia, WA 98504-7814
Phone: (360) 236-4300
Phone: (360) 236-4313
Fax : (360) 352-2586
Email: contactchs@doh.wa.gov
Website
Fee: $20.00
Timeframe: Since 1968
Notes: The clerk of the court forwards the divorce
certificate to the Center upon finalization of the decree.
Remarks: These certificates may come from any
superior court or tribunal court in the state.
