| Vital Records - For Mail-In Requests Only
You can also obtain the birth/death record from the city or county health department office where the event occurred, provided there is no court or legal action.
For all birth records requiring no amendments (adoptions, paternity establishment, name changes, etc.), and for all death records, please allow delivery time of 2 to 3 weeks from the date the request is received in this office. Any current legal actions or corrections being done, will require between 1 month to 6 months for processing.
Address for Mail-In Orders Only:
Ohio Department of Health
Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 15098
Columbus, Ohio
43215-0098
(614) 466-2531
You can write the following information for the respective requests on a plain piece of paper:
Birth Certificate
(December, 1908, to the present) |
Death Certificate
(January, 1954, to the present) |
Name at birth (if adopted, give adopted info)
Date of birth
Place of birth (city)
Mother's Maiden name
Father's name
Your area code and daytime phone number Street address, City, State, and Zip code to which the certificate will be sent
Other Available Certificates
Heirloom Birth Certificate
Fetal Death Certificate
Stillbirth Certificate |
Name of deceased
Date of death
Place of death (city)
Your area code and daytime phone number
Street address, City, State, and Zip code to which the certificate will be sent
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A check or money order of $21.50 (in U.S. funds) for each certificate (birth and death only), payable to the "Treasurer, State of Ohio", should accompany each request which covers the cost for the certificate and search. (Please note that we do not accept counter checks, that is, checks that do not have the user's preprinted name and address.)
Notice: Effective October 16, 2009, the cost of a certified copy of a birth or death record is $21.50
Last updated: 12/29/09
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