"Application for Certified Copy of Maryland Birth Record" - Maryland

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Application for Certified Copy of Maryland Birth Record

Maryland Department of Health

Division of Vital Records

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By my signature below, I state that I am the person I represent myself to be herein, and I affirm that the information submitted on this form is

complete and accurate and submitted subject to the criminal penalties set forth at Maryland Code Annotated, Health-General Section 4-227.

Signature of person making request: __________________________________________________

For Issuing Office Only

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Photo ID

Mailed

Date of Application: ______________________________________________________________

NOTE: A copy of a birth record may only be issued to the person named on the Certificate; a parent or court-appointed guardian; a

representative with a notarized letter signed by the person named on the Certificate or a parent or guardian granting permission to obtain

a Certificate; a surviving spouse, an individual with a court order directing that the Certificate be issued; or an individual permitted to

obtain a certificate under Md. Code Ann., Family Law Title 5, Subtitles 3A or 4B relating to adoptions.

PRINT or TYPE your name & CURRENT address.

Your relationship to the person

Name: _______________________________________________________ named on the Certificate: _____________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________________________________ State: ____________________ Zip: _____________

Daytime phone number: (______) ________- ___________

E-mail Address: __________________________________________

PHOTO ID REQUIRED: The individual requesting the record should submit a legible copy of his/her VALID GOVERNMENT-

ISSUED PHOTO ID with completed application. (Examples: State issued driver’s license or non-driver photo ID with requestor’s

current address; passport). If you do not have a Government-issued photo ID, read and sign the following statement: I declare that I

do not have a government-issued photo ID and that I am presenting the attached two documents that include my name and current

address as proof of identification. (Note: These documents must include two of the following: Utility bill, car registration form, pay

stub, bank statement, copy of income tax return/W-2 form, letter from a government agency requesting a vital record, or lease/rental

agreement. Please submit photocopies since these documents will not be returned to you. If you do not have a Government-issued photo

ID, the certificate(s) will be mailed to the address listed on the documents that you present.)

Signature: ______________________________________________________________________

PRINT or TYPE information below with regard to the individual named on the requested certificate:

Name at Birth: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

If name has changed since birth due to adoption, court order,

or any reason other than marriage, please list new name here: ______________________________________________________

Sex: □ Male □ Female

Date of Birth: __________________________

Current age: _________

(Month/Day/Year)

________________________

Place of Birth:

Hospital: ____________________ Certificate No. (if known) __________

(County or Baltimore City)

Full Maiden Name of Mother: ______________________________________________________________________________

___________________________

_______________________

Full Name of Father:

_____________________

ORDER INFORMATION

A non–refundable $10 fee is required for each copy of a certificate*. Send check or money order. Do not

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send cash when applying by mail. When paying by check, you must include a copy of your driver’s license

certificates

or other government-issued photo ID that lists your current address, or other acceptable ID as noted above.

requested

When ordering by mail, send completed application, legible copy of ID, a self-addressed, stamped envelope,

and check or money order payable to the DIVISION OF VITAL RECORDS to the Division of Vital Records,

P.O. Box 68760, Baltimore, Maryland 21215-0036.

Fee per

x $10.00

You may also apply for a birth record in person, on line, by telephone or by fax. For further information, visit

copy*

the Vital Statistics Administration website at http://health.maryland.gov/vsa.

*There is no fee for: (a) A copy of a certificate of a current or former armed forces member that is requested

Amount

by the member; or (b) A copy of a certificate of a current or former armed forces member or of a surviving

enclosed

spouse or child of the member, if the copy will be used in connection with a claim for a dependent or

beneficiary of the member. Proof of service in the armed forces must be provided.

Birth records filed over 100 years ago are available through the Maryland State Archives in Annapolis (telephone number 410-260-6400).

Rev. 06/17