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Maryland Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $12.00
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020State office has records since August 1898. Records for city of Baltimore are available from January 1875. Fee for Commemorative Birth Certificates is $25.00.
Will not do research for genealogical studies. Must apply to State of Maryland Archives, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 974-3914.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Division of Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (410) 764-3038. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://mdpublichealth.org/vsa.
Maryland Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $12.00
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020State office has records since August 1898. Records for city of Baltimore are available from January 1875.
Will not do research for genealogical studies. Must apply to State of Maryland Archives, 350 Rowe Blvd., Annapolis, MD 21401, (410) 974-3914.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Division of Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (410) 764-3038. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://mdpublichealth.org/vsa.
Maryland Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: $12.00
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020State office has records since June 1951. For earlier records contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in county where license was issued or Clerk of Court of Common Pleas of Baltimore City (for licenses issued in city of Baltimore).
Maryland Divorce Records
Cost for copies: none, verification only
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
6550 Reisterstown Avenue
P.O. Box 68760
Baltimore, MD 21215-0020State office has records since January 1961. Certified copies are not available from State office. Some items may be verified. For earlier records, contact the Clerk of Circuit Court in county where divorce was granted.
