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North Carolina Public Records Search
North Carolina Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
NC Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903State office has birth records since October 1913. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $5.00 each. Personal check or money order should be made payable to NC Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (919) 733-3526. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/
North Carolina Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
NC Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903State office has death records since January 1, 1946. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $5.00 each. Personal check or money order should be made payable to NC Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (919) 733-3526. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the internet at: http://www.schs.state.nc.us/SCHS/
Death records from 1913 through 1945 are available from NC State Archives, 109 East Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601-2807.
North Carolina Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: $15.00
NC Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903State office has records since January 1962. For prior records, contact the Registrar of Deeds in county where marriage was performed.
North Carolina Divorce Records
Cost for copies: $15.00
NC Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1903State office has records since January 1958. For prior records, contact the Clerk of Superior Court where divorce was granted.
