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State Offices
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone: (800) 464-4343
Fax : (802) 865-7754
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Vermont State Archives and
Records Administration
Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US Route 2, Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax : (802) 828-3710
Email: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Certified copies of vital records are available from the Department of Health or the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration (VSARA).
Remarks: All requests must include a copy
of State-issued or Government-issued Photo ID of the person
requesting the Certificate. Expired cards or documents will not be
accepted.
How to request for vital records:
- You may order as many copies or different certificates as you want on one purchase order.
- Each certified copy costs $12 ($10 statutory fee plus a $2 on-line service fee).
- Most orders will ship via standard US mail within 5 to 7 business days of your request.
- Expedited shipping is available at an additional charge based on your location. Expedited orders will be shipped overnight on the day your order is fulfilled.
- If your order can't be fulfilled, you will receive a partial refund (you pay only the search fee and the on-line service fee for any copy ordered but not shipped).
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.
The Vermont State Archives consists of records that have
continuing value to the State of Vermont and its citizens. Commonly
referred to as archival, records in the Vermont State Archives
document Vermont state government from its creation in 1777 to the
present.
Vital Records
Birth
Location:
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone: (800) 464-4343
Fax : (802) 865-7754
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Vermont State Archives and
Records Administration
Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US Route 2, Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax : (802) 828-3710
Email: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Website
You must get a certified copy as soon after the birth as
possible. This will help you make sure that the birth was
registered properly and that the information on the certificate is
correct. Any changes or corrections after six months may require a
court order.
Certificate Fee: $10.00
Time-frame: (OVR) Recent 5 years, (VSARA) Records
as early as 1909
Notes: Birth certificates are available from the
Department of Health only for births which occurred within the past
five years.
Remarks: After five years, the records are
transferred to the State Archives and Records
Administration.
Death
Location:
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone: (800) 464-4343
Fax : (802) 865-7754
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Vermont State Archives and
Records Administration
Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US Route 2, Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax : (802) 828-3710
Email: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Certificate Fee: $10.00 per copy
Time-frame: (OVR) Recent 5 years, (VSARA) Records
as early as 1909
Notes: Death certificates are available from the
Department of Health only for deaths which occurred within the past
five years.
Remarks: After five years, the records are
transferred to the State Archives and Records
Administration.
Marriage
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone: (800) 464-4343
Fax : (802) 865-7754
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Vermont State Archives and
Records Administration
Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US Route 2, Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax : (802) 828-3710
Email: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Certificate Fee: $10.00
Time-frame: (OVR) Recent 5 years, (VSARA) Records
as early as 1909
Notes: Marriage certificates are available from
the Department of Health or the State Archives and Records
Administration, depending on how long ago the marriage
occurred.
Divorce
Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 70
108 Cherry Street
Burlington, VT 05402-0070
Phone: (800) 464-4343
Fax : (802) 865-7754
Email: vitals@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Vermont State Archives and
Records Administration
Office of the Secretary of State
1078 US Route 2, Middlesex
Montpelier, VT 05633-7701
Phone: (802) 828-3286
Fax : (802) 828-3710
Email: archives@sec.state.vt.us
Website
Certificate Fee: $10.00 per copy
Time-frame: (OVR) Recent 5 years, (VSARA) Records
as early as 1907
Notes: Divorce certificates are available from the
Department of Health only for divorces which occurred within the
past five years.
Remarks: After five years, the records are
transferred to the State Archives and Records
Administration.
