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BIRTH CERTIFICATES
Do
you need a copy of your birth certificate?
We
can supply copies of birth records from almost all the
States of the US*. Prices start at ONLY $24.95!**
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What are Birth Certificates used for? U.S. citizens
can use an original copy of their Birth
Certificate for cross-border travel to
Mexico and Canada; as required documentation for
a drivers
license or passport application; or simply to replace a
Birth Certificate that has been lost.
What is a Birth Certificate? It is
documentary proof of a legal birth in the United States and the commonwealth
states***
of the US. Our Birth Certificates are state issued, and are appropriate for
legal matters. Some states have raised seals, some have stamped seals. We
provide what the state has to offer. Additionally, some states have both
certified and non certified copies. If you must have a certain type, please put
notes in the comments field that comes up in our automated ordering system. Our
researchers will place the request with these additional comments.
More information about each state can be found in the
Birth Certificate state
pages listed below, or call us
at 1-800-315-7678 (or 303-455-8855 if outside
the US).
Note: Many states require
that you provide us with proper identification so that we can avoid identity
fraud and identity theft. When completing the online ordering forms please make
special note IF you are asked at any point to fax us a copy of your driving
license. If this is required for a particular state then this will be noted
during the ordering process, and also at the end when the order is reviewed and
a receipt is generated. If you do not fax us a copy of your license when it is
required then your order will be delayed while we wait a suitable period of time
for it to arrive. If it does not arrive then one of our researchers will call
and contact you. This will mean that your order will take at least two days
longer to process.
RESEARCHERS -
In almost all the states we are able to go directly to the source, and our researchers obtain
original and certified copies of these public records from the
state, county parish or borough records offices and
court houses where they are stored.
Note: Certain
documents such as California birth records can take several
weeks to be processed and mailed. Genealogical requests,
especially, that often have to be recovered
from historical or archived public records. It depends on the
state being searched. Click on the states below for more
information, or go to our "State
by State" information page.
ACCURATE
INFORMATION - In order for us to process your order, we must comply
with vital records regulations. In the event that the information you provide to
us, does not exactly match the information on the record, there may be a delay.
Make sure that you provide us with correct and complete
information, because the
accuracy of our results, and speed of the service that we can provide depends on
the information that you provide us.
Make sure that you provide us with all the details that you can
about the persons listed on the certificate or record. For example, for a
marriage certificate record, provide the name of the bride and groom, where the
marriage license was issued, the date and location of the marriage ceremony. Our
services are to provide the search, and although we make every effort to provide
you with the results that you are looking for, we cannot guarantee the results
if the information provided is incomplete or inaccurate.
PLEASE NOTE
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We charge a
fee for each
LOCATION
that we search. A search request that comes back as "no record found" will not
be credited back UNLESS it is clearly our mistake that the wrong location was
searched. If we have made the error then your money will be cheerfully refunded
with our apologies.
TURNAROUND TIME - In the event that
additional documentation is needed to place your order, for example a driver's
license or signed release or notarized signature or documentation showing legal
authority or proof of relationship, we cannot process your order until we have
receive this information. (Not all of these are needed for every order and the
document needed for each order is displayed when you place the order.)
Our turnaround times are based on the date that the
order is processed, not the date that you enter your request into our system.
Please send the necessary documents at the same time you enter your information
to avoid delays. It can take longer for genealogical requests that may have to
be recovered from historical or archived records.
Note:
We expedite all
orders, and process your birth
certificate request as soon as all the
required documentation has been received. The
majority of the states process orders
within 7-10 business days, BUT we
have no control on the exact turnaround
time, which varies from state to state,
and can vary according to the number of
orders that they are currently
processing.
RUSH ORDERS -
If you are in a hurry and need to have your order
rushed, call us at 1.800.315.7678 and let us
make sure that we can meet YOUR deadline.
We are able to fulfill rush orders using an
express carrier such as FedEx, but rush orders can ONLY be delivered to a street
address, not to a PO Box or military address. Please see the online order form
for any special restrictions that may exist for the state or county that you are
interested. Please
telephone or email us for rush orders as we will have to check availability with
the researcher who is located in that state.
ORDER CANCELLATIONS, FRAUDULENT OR CONTESTED CREDIT CARD CHARGES
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If you call to cancel your order BEFORE the order is processed, then there will be a $15 cancellation charge assessed. BUT please be advised that ONCE your request has been transmitted to our researchers it is NOT possible for us to cancel the charges, or change or expedite the order. Credit card fraud is an ongoing problem. For unsubstantiated, contested, or fraudulent credit card charges, there will be an additional $25.00 MINIMUM processing charge, PLUS collection and legal fees, IF incurred. If you call to cancel your order BEFORE the order is processed, then there will be a $15 cancellation charge assessed. BUT please be advised that ONCE your request has been transmitted to our researchers it is NOT possible for us to cancel the charges, or change or expedite the order. By placing an order with us you hereby agree to these terms.
Birth Records:
To
the left are
listed all the states and commonwealth
states of the US where we can obtain birth records.
Click on the link to see the information
for the state that you are interested
in. If you have any questions,
e-mail
or call us at 1-800-315-7678:
*
Access to birth records in the
states of Arizona, Iowa, Maryland and
Michigan are
restricted. To prevent fraud and
identity theft, some states require a signed release or a notarized release from
the person requesting the record. Please see the individual
state
pages
for more information.
the record. Please see the individual
state
pages
for more information.
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This is the lowest currently advertised price on this web site. We try to keep
these published prices updated, but the states and counties can, and do change
their prices and turnaround times frequently. Turnaround times for copies of
marriage certificates vary widely from
state
to state and from county to county.
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The
U.S. has twelve unincorporated
territories, also known as possessions,
and two commonwealths. We can obtain
birth records from only a few of these
territories. The major
possessions are American Samoa, Guam,
and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The major
commonwealths are Puerto Rico and the
Northern Mariana. We are not able at
present able to provide birth
certificates from Guam, the US Virgins
and Puerto Rico. The residents of all of
these places are full U.S. citizens,
with the exception of those on American
Samoa who are U.S. nationals, but not
citizens. (U.S.
Commonwealths/Territories: American
Samoa, Baker Island, Howland Island,
Guam, Jarvis Island, Kingman Reef,
Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Northern
Mariana Islands, Palau, Palmyra Atoll,
Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands (St.
Croix, St. John and St. Thomas), and
Wake Island).
For further
information about the services offered by USAVital
contact Customer
Service by email or call 1-800-315-7678 (or
303-455-8855 if outside of the US). Our fax number is 1-877-587-4455 (303-455-4771 if outside of the US). Our hours of
business are from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mountain Standard
Time (MST), Monday - Friday. Our offices are located at 1760 Gaylord Street, Denver, Colorado, 80206. For technical problems,
contact Webmaster, Jason
Hicks.
ORDER CANCELLATIONS, FRAUDULENT OR CONTESTED CREDIT CARD CHARGES
If you call to cancel your order BEFORE the order is processed, then there will be a $15 cancellation charge assessed. BUT please be advised that ONCE your request has been transmitted to our researchers it is NOT possible for us to cancel the charges, or change or expedite the order. Credit card fraud is an ongoing problem. For unsubstantiated, contested, or fraudulent credit card charges, there will be an additional $25.00 MINIMUM processing charge, PLUS collection and legal fees, IF incurred. If you call to cancel your order BEFORE the order is processed, then there will be a $15 cancellation charge assessed. BUT please be advised that ONCE your request has been transmitted to our researchers it is NOT possible for us to cancel the charges, or change or expedite the order. By placing an order with us you hereby agree to these terms.
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