An official certificate of every birth, death, marriage, and divorce should be on file in the locality where the event occurred. The Federal government does not maintain files or indexes of these records. This pamphlet provides information about obtaining individual vital records maintained only on file in State or local vital statistics offices. Arranged by State. Indicates what information to provide when making a request. Also gives the approximate cost of obtaining each type of vital record, by State.Updated January 14, ...
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An official certificate of every birth, death, marriage, and divorce should be on file in the locality where the event occurred. The Federal government does not maintain files or indexes of these records. This pamphlet provides information about obtaining individual vital records maintained only on file in State or local vital statistics offices. Arranged by State. Indicates what information to provide when making a request. Also gives the approximate cost of obtaining each type of vital record, by State.Updated January 14, 2003.
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