Order Vital Records

Town/City Clerks can issue noncertified and certified copies of the following vital records:

• Any birth or death certificate from January 1, 1909, to present.
• Birth or death certificates from 1908 and earlier if filed in their office.
• Marriage and civil unions certificates on file in their office.

Find your nearest Town/City Clerk.

• Birth and Death Certificates January 1, 1909, to present
• Marriages and Divorces from 2022 to present, and Dissolutions of Civil Union (all years)
• Marriages and Divorces from 2021 and Earlier, and Civil Unions (all years)

Send written requests via email to vitalrecords@vermont.gov or mail to:

Vermont Department of Health
Vital Records
280 State Drive
Waterbury VT, 05671-8370

Include the following information in your request:

• Type of event (birth, death, marriage, etc.).
• Name(s) of the individual(s) named on the certificate.
• Date of the event

Vermont State Archives and Records Administration

Submit the Application to Correct or Amend a Vermont Birth Certificate, along with any required documents or supporting evidence.

Please note these special circumstances:

• Completions or changes to the child’s name within six months of the date of birth requires the signature of both parents if two parents are listed on the birth certificate. Completions or changes to the child’s name more than 6 months after the date of birth requires a certified copy of a court order.
• To add a second parent to the child’s birth certificate requires a certified copy of a court order adjudicating parentage or a completed Voluntary Acknowledgement of Parentage Form and, if applicable, a Denial of Parentage Form.
• For information on establishing legal parentage please contact Vermont Department of Children and Families.

Complete the Affidavit of Gender Identify form.

A death certificate may be corrected within six months from the date of death or amended after six months from the date of death by application submitted by the certifying licensed health care professional, medical examiner, hospital, nursing home, or funeral director. 

A marriage certificate may be corrected within six months from the date of marriage by application to the Town/City Clerk who issued the certificate. Amendments after six months from the date of marriage require a court order.  

A delayed birth certificate may be issued for a person born in Vermont from whom no birth certificate was filed during the first year following the birth. A person, their parent or guardian may submit to Vital Records an Application for Delayed Certificate of Birth and Statement of Information to Appear on Delayed Certificate of Birth.  Supporting documents are required. 

Beginning July 1, 2023, adoptees may request a certified copy of their original Vermont birth certificate from the Vermont Department of Health.