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This
Office is the legal custodian of birth and death
certificates filed in the state of Nevada from July 1,
1911 to the present. For events prior to 1911, records
are usually held in the county Recorder’s office where
the event occurred. A list of the county Recorder’s
offices can be found on our application for a marriage
or divorce record. Birth and death records are
confidential in the State of Nevada and may only be
released to a qualified applicant. A qualified applicant
is defined as the registrant, or a direct family member
by blood or marriage, his or her guardian, or his or her
legal representative.
Certified
copies of birth and death records may also be requested
via the Internet. Please contact
www.vitalchek.com
for instructions.
Office of
Vital Records
4150
Technology Way, Suite 104
Carson City,
Nevada 89706
Telephone:
775-684-4242
Fax:
775-684-4156
If you
are a qualified applicant, you can complete an
application form
and mail it in with a check or money order for the
appropriate fees. Certified copies of birth records are
$13.00 each; certified copies of death records are
$10.00 each. For questions on how to amend or correct
information on a birth or death record, please contact
our office for instructions.
Effective June 2, 2005, the Nevada Legislature passed
Senate Bill 118 (SB118) which authorizes each county in
Nevada to create a bank account for the collection of
fees to support their County Coroner's office. Per
SB118, as each county authorizes the creation of the
account, the fee charged for a certified copy of a death
certificate issued for any person who dies in that
county will increase by $1.00. This means that the fee
charged for certified copies of death certificates in
some counties will be $11.00; in other counties the fee
will remain $10.00.
As of April 10, 2006,
only Clark, Douglas, Mineral and Washoe counties have
notified this office of the creation of their coroner's
support accounts. If the person whose death certificate
you are requesting died in one of these four counties,
please send $11.00 for each copy desired. If you have
any questions regarding this increase, or for the most
current fee information, please contact this office at
(775)684-4242.
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