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Missouri Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $10.00
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570State office has records since January 1910. Certified copies of most Missouri birth records are also available from local county health department or the St. Louis City or Kansas City Health Departments. For details, please contact these offices directly. If event occurred in St. Louis (City), St. Louis County, or Kansas City before 1910, write to the city or county Health Department. Copies of these records are $10.00 each in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. In Kansas City, the fee is $6.00 for the first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy ordered at same time. Computer issued copies containing the state certification are $10.00 each.
For earlier records, contact the Clerk in the county where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. To verify current fees on birth and death records, the telephone number is (573) 751-6400. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at http://www.health.state.mo.us/cgi-bin/uncgi/BirthAndDeathRecords
Missouri Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $10.00
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570State office has records since January 1910. Certified copies of most Missouri death records are also available from local county health department or the St. Louis City or Kansas City Health Departments. For details, please contact these offices directly. If event occurred in St. Louis (City), St. Louis County, or Kansas City before 1910, write to the city or county Health Department. Copies of these records are $10.00 each in St. Louis City and St. Louis County. In Kansas City, the fee is $6.00 for the first copy and $3.00 for each additional copy ordered at same time. Computer issued copies containing the state certification are $10.00 each.
For earlier records, contact the Clerk in the county where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. To verify current fees on birth and death records, the telephone number is (573) 751-6400. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at http://www.health.state.mo.us/cgi-bin/uncgi/BirthAndDeathRecords
Missouri Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: none
Missouri Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570State office has indexes since July 1948. Correspondent will be referred to appropriate Recorder of Deeds in county where license was issued.
For earlier records contact the Recorder of Deeds in county where license was issued.
Missouri Divorce Records
Cost for copies: see remarks
Missouri Department of Health
Section of Vital Statistics
717 Delaware Street, SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440State office has indexes since July 1948. Certified copies are not available from State Health Department. Inquiries will be forwarded to appropriate office.
For earlier records contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in county where divorce was granted.
