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West Virginia Birth Certificates
Cost for copies: $5.00
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701State office has records since January 1917. For earlier records, write to Clerk of County Court in county where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Vital Registration. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (304) 558-2931. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.wvdhhr.org.
West Virginia Death Certificates
Cost for copies: $5.00
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701State office has records since January 1917. For earlier records, write to Clerk of County Court in county where event occurred.
Personal check or money order should be made payable to Vital Registration. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (304) 558-2931. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at http://www.wvdhhr.org.
West Virginia Marriage Certificates
Cost for copies: $5.00
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701State office has records since 1921. Certified copies available from 1964. For earlier records, contact the County Clerk in county where license was issued.
West Virginia Divorce Records
Cost for copies: $5.00
Vital Registration Office
Room 165
350 Capitol Street
Charleston, WV 25301-3701State office has an index since 1968. Some items may be verified (fee $5.00). Certified copies are not available from State office. For earlier records, contact the Clerk of Circuit Court, Chancery Side, in county where divorce was granted.
