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STATE VITAL RECORDS OFFICE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 14th

MADISON - State officials announce the Vital Records office located at 1 West Wilson Street, Madison will be closed on Friday, August 14th in compliance with furlough requirements.

On Friday, individuals will not be able to apply in-person at the state office in Madison for copies of birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates, declarations of domestic partnership, or make genealogy appointments. The state closure does not impact local County Clerk or Register of Deed typical business hours, and consumers are encouraged to contact their local office if a certificate is needed. The Vital Records office will resume regular business hours on Monday, August 17, 2009.

The office will be closed as one of eight unpaid furlough days required for each of the next two fiscal years. State employee furloughs for all university and state employees are part of the 2009 – 2011 state budget recently signed into law. Vital Records will be closed in 2009 on the dates below:

• Friday, August 14, 2009
• Friday, September 4, 2009
• Monday, October 12, 2009 – Columbus Day
• Friday, November 27, 2009 – day after Thanksgiving

Consumers can obtain information about how to receive copies of vital records, searching records in person, and other available services online at http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/VitalRecords/index.htm.

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Last Revised:  August 11, 2009