Yoakum
County TeXas
Vital Records
Ordering
Vital Records from the State of Texas
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
Send your request to:
Texas Vital Records
Department of State Health Services
(Street address is:
Include as much information as possible. Name of person, date of birth, date of death, spouse’s name, parents’ names, county of
residence, your relation to the person, the reason you want the record…..all of this information is needed to find the correct
record and send it to you. Send a copy of your
government-issued photo ID with your request. The price for obtaining a Death Certificate is $20. If a search
is done and nothing is found, the Dept of Vital Records Office will keep
the $20 as its fee for performing the search. The price for obtaining
a Birth Certificate is $22. Again, you must provide as much
information as possible in order to obtain the record you want.
Unless you are closely related, you will not be able to get a Birth Certificate
until 75 years after
the date of birth.
You must wait 25 years to
obtain a Death Certificate unless closely related.
From the Texas Dept of Health Website:
"Who can request certified copies? Copies of birth and death certificates are confidential under Texas Law for
75 years for birth certificates and 25 years for death certificates from the
date of the event. If the death was less than 25 years ago or the birth was less
than 75 years ago, the certified copies can only be obtained by qualified
applicants. "A qualified applicant is defined as the
registrant, or immediate family member either by blood or marriage, his or her
guardian, or his or her legal representative. "If you are not qualified to receive
a certified copy of the birth or death certificate, you may request a
verification."
For more information visit: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs
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Online Vital Records for Yoakum County
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