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State Offices
Arkansas Department of Health
Vital Records/Certificate Section
Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone:
501-661-2336
800-637-9314
501-661-2717
Website
Birth and death certificates are form of identification which contains important details such as medical information about the two most important events. Certified true copies of the original marriage and divorce certificates can be claimed at County Clerk of Courts.
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:
Arkansas Department of Health
Vital Records Section
Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone:
501-661-2336
800-637-9314
501-661-2717
Website
Fee: $12.00
Timeframe: Since July 1914
Notes: Additional copies of the same birth record,
when requested at the same time are $10.00 each.
Remarks: State office has records since February 1914 and some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881.
Death
Location:
Arkansas Department of Health
Vital Records/Certificate Section
Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone:
501-661-2336
800-637-9314
501-661-2717
Website
Fee: $10.00
Timeframe: Since Jul 1909
Notes: Additional copies of death record, when
requested at the same time, are $8.00 each.
Remarks: State office has records since February 1914 and some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881.
Birth and Fetal Death Certificates
Fetal Death Occurs
Notes: "Fetal death" means death before the
complete extraction from its mother. The death is indicated by the
fact that the fetus does not breathe or show any other evidence of
life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord
or definite movement of the voluntary muscles.
Remarks: Arkansas law requires a report of
fetal death to be filed if the delivery weight is 350 grams or
higher. A fetal death report should also be filed, regardless of
delivery weight or gestation, if the parent(s) request that the
medical facility do so.
Live Birth Occurs
Notes: If a live birth occurs, a birth
certificate must be filed with the state regardless of birth
weight, gestational age prior to birth, or length of life.
Remarks: If child is discharged alive and the
birth certificate has been sent to the state, no further action is
required. A subsequent death must follow the procedures for death
certificates and usually doesn't require action by the birth clerk
or birth attendant.
Induced termination procedure occurs
Notes: If an induced termination of pregnancy
procedure results in a live birth, a birth certificate must be
filed. If the infant then dies, a death certificate must be
filed.
Remarks: This type of occurrence would be a
later term induced termination motivated by a severe congenital
anomaly of the fetus, where labor is induced with the expectation
that the fetus will not be born alive, but the infant is, in fact,
born alive and dies a few minutes later.
Marriage
Arkansas Department of Health
Vital Records/Certificate Section
Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone:
501-661-2336
800-637-9314
501-661-2717
Website
Fee: $10.00
Timeframe: Since 1917
Notes: Additional copies of the same marriage
record, when requested at the same time, are $10.00 each.
Remarks: Arkansas Vital Records issues a
certified copy of the coupon of marriage or divorce in paper form
which is accepted by all state and federal government
offices.
Divorce
Arkansas Department of Health
Vital Records/Certificate Section
Slot 44, 4815 West Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone:
501-661-2336
800-637-9314
501-661-2717
Website
Fee: $10.00
Timeframe: Since 1923
Notes: Additional copies of the same divorce
record, when requested at the same time, are $10.00 each.
Remarks: Arkansas Vital Records does not have
the actual marriage license or divorce decree. If you want a copy
of the actual license or decree you must contact the County Clerk
or Circuit Clerk office where the marriage or divorce was
recorded.
