Wisconsin Vital Records Services
The Wisconsin Vital Records Office is responsible for filing, preserving,
protecting, changing, and issuing copies of birth certificates, death
certificates, marriage certificates, divorce certificates, and records of
declaration of
domestic partnership and termination of domestic partnership for events that occur in Wisconsin. This Web site provides information
on obtaining copies of vital records, searching our records in person, and other available
services.
Check these dates the Wisconsin Vital Records Office will
be closed.
Select a topic on
the left sidebar or use the site index to find
information.
Please note the following:
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By state statute, the Wisconsin Vital Records Office
requires a written application and fee for searching for any vital
record. We do not provide free searches or verifications, such
as confirming that a certificate is on file or verifying the date of
an event.
- Money orders or checks from foreign financial institutions will
not be accepted and will be returned regardless of whether they are payable
in U.S. funds. All fees must be made by check or money order payable through
a U.S. financial institution in U.S. currency.
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By state statute, the Wisconsin Vital Records Office cannot
accept telephone orders for birth certificates or other vital
records.
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This site provides instructions for requesting copies
of birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates, and records of declaration of
domestic partnership and termination of domestic partnership. The fee is
established by statute and is for the search for a certificate;
if a certificate is located, the first copy is issued at no
additional cost. In the event no certificate is found, the fee
is not refundable since the search has been conducted.
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Last Revised: September 15, 2009 |
