Vital Records

Important note: VitalChek is our ONLY contracted and approved third-party vendor. Other third-party companies charge customers high fees to “process” or “help apply” for vital record certificates. If you ordered through one of these companies, you can file a consumer complaint online at Washington State Attorney General Consumer Protection Division, or call:
Consumer Resource Center
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 pm.
206-464-6684
800-551-4636 (Washington state only)

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Official Washington State Certificates

The Department of Health issues certified copies of vital records (or “certificates”) for births, deaths, stillbirths, fetal deaths, marriages, and divorces that took place in the state of Washington.

We can help you with:

Ordering vital records (certificates)

• Birth record
• Death record
• Stillbirth or fetal death record
• Marriage or divorce record

Making changes to certificates

• Changing a birth certificate
• Updating a sex designation on a birth certificate
• Adding or removing a parent from a birth certificate
• Changing a legal name with a court order
• Changing a death or fetal death certificate
• Changing a marriage or divorce certificate
• Requests from facilities and practitioners

Adoption

Surrogacy

• Guidance to hospitals, birthing facilities, and midwives on how to register births resulting from a Surrogacy agreement.

Contact Information

Email: ContactCHS@doh.wa.gov
Phone: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
(360) 236-4300, option 8 for Spanish

Mailing Address

Center for Health Statistics
Department of Health
PO Box 9709
Olympia, WA 98507

Physical Address for Appointments

By Appointment Only
Washington State Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics Town Center 2
111 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501