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State Offices
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573) 751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Website
Recorder of Deeds Office
City Hall
1200 Market Street, Room 127
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel: (314) 613-3016
Website
The Missouri Division of Vital Records (Missouri Vital Records) issues certified copies of Missouri birth certificates and Missouri death certificates for events which occurred within the State of Missouri. You may order copies of Missouri vital records through VitalChek on an expedited basis.
Missouri Vital Records only issues copies of marriage and divorce statements. Missouri marriage records and Missouri divorce records are maintained in the city/county where the marriage or divorce occurred.
Remarks: A valid/current government, school
or employer issued photo identification document of the applicant
is required before a search of the records will be conducted.
Requests that do not contain proper identification will be returned
unprocessed.
Options to obtain a certified copy:
Walk-In Service - Apply in person at the Bureau of Vital Records in Jefferson City or at a local health department;
Postal Service - When mailing a request for a vital record, include a legal size, self-addressed stamped envelope and check or money order for the search fee. Do not send cash.;
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.
Vital Records
Birth
Location:
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573) 751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Website
Recorder of Deeds Office
City Hall
1200 Market Street, Room 127
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel: (314) 613-3016
Website
Birth certificate can be obtained from any local public health department, except the St. Louis City Health Department.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since January 1910
Notes: Additional copies of the same birth
records ordered at the same time of certification are $15.00
each.
Remarks: In St. Louis City, birth records are available at the Recorder of Deeds Office.
Death
Location:
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573) 751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Website
Recorder of Deeds Office
City Hall
1200 Market Street, Room 127
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel: (314) 613-3016
Website
Death certificate can be obtained from any local public health department, except the St. Louis City Health Department.
Long/Short: $13.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since January 1910
Notes: Additional copies of the death record
when ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.
Remarks: In St. Louis City, death records are available at the Recorder of Deeds Office.
Marriage
Location:
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573) 751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Website
Recorder of Deeds Office
City Hall
1200 Market Street, Room 127
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel: (314) 613-3016
Website
Marriage records have been kept by Missouri county clerks from the earliest days of each county. Some records date from the early 1800s when the area was a territory without counties.
Statewide registration of marriage began in 1881, and the files are mostly complete after that date.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since July 1948
Notes: Additional copies ordered at the same
time are $15.00 each.
Remarks: Certified copies of marriage licenses are available from the Recorder of Deeds in the county where the license was obtained.
Divorce
Location:
Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Tel: (573) 751-6387
Email: VitalRecordsInfo@health.mo.gov
Website
Recorder of Deeds Office
City Hall
1200 Market Street, Room 127
St. Louis, MO 63103
Tel: (314) 613-3016
Website
Divorce proceedings have been filed with a court of common pleas, a circuit court, or the state legislature. Most divorce records can be obtained by contacting the appropriate circuit court clerk in the county where the plaintiff resided.
Fee: $15.00 per copy
Time-frame: Since July 1948
Notes: Additional copies ordered at the same
time are $15.00 each.
Remarks: Certified copies of divorce decrees are available from the Circuit Clerk in the county where the decree was granted.
