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Mailing Address:

618 N. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Office Location:

618 N. College St
Charlotte, NC 28202

MAP

Hours: Mon-Fri  8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Contact

Office of Vital Records
704-336-2819, 704-336-7471(fax)

​​​​​Office of ​Vital Record​​s

Online Record Requests are available​​ for the following documents:

You may request either certified or non-certified copies.


Individuals born anywhere in the state of North Carolina from 1971 to the present may now obtain a copy of a certified birth certificate at the Mecklenburg County Vital Records Office. Cost for the service is $24.00 to research the certificate in the North Carolina state registry and includes one copy of the certificate. Additional certificates from the same search will be $15.00 each. For residents born in Mecklenburg County, the cost for a certificate remains $10.00.

 

​NC General​ Statute 130A-26A

It is a felony violation to fraudulently reque​​st a certified copy of a vital record or obtain, possess, sell, furnish, use, or attempt to use for any purpose of deception a North Carolina Vital Record.​​​

 

NC General Statute 130A-93

Those entitled to obtain a North Carolina Vital Record are as follows: yourself, spouse, brother / sister, child / step-child, parent / step-parent, grandparent, grandchild, authorized agent, attorney or other legal representative (proof required).​



 
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You may also submit a written request for a Birth or Death Certificate:

  1. download and print the appropriate application below  
  2. complete the printed application in full 
  3. ​either drop the application in the mail or bring it by our office

Request by mail:

Vital Records Office
618 N. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Request in Person:

618 N. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Requests In Person require ID of the person requesting a certificate.
  • Current state-issued driver’s license
  • Current state-issued non-driver photo ID card
  • Current Passport or Visa (must include photo)
  • Current U.S. military ID
  • Current Department of Corrections photo ID card dated within the last year
  • Current state or U.S. government agency photo ID card (for persons requesting certificates as part of that agency’s business)
  • Current student ID card

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Address

Mailing Address:

618 N. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Office Location:

618 N. College St
Charlotte, NC 28202

MAP

Hours: Mon-Fri  8:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.

Contact

Office of Vital Records
704-336-2819, 704-336-7471(fax)