The Vital Records Office will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25. The office will reopen Monday, December 28.
You should expect delays for pending and recently submitted requests to the Vital Records Office due to public health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are currently in Phase 2 of our three phase reopening plan.
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) record facility closed on December 7 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and requests that require a file search may take longer.
Phase 2: Most of our staff will return to the office. We will focus on processing cases on a first in, first out basis, prioritizing our oldest cases. Delays will continue.
Phase 3: We will adjust to our new normal for operations. As we maintain health measures to protect our staff, we expect that service delays for certain products will remain due to work practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As a reminder, all phases are fluid and can be quickly changed due to local public health conditions.