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      Minnesota State Vital Records Office

        Minnesota Department of Health
        Attention: Office of the State Registrar
        P.O. Box 64882
        St. Paul, MN 55164
        (651) 201-5970
        Fax: (651) 291-0101
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        The Dept of Health no longer accepts walk-in or phone orders because of a change in Minnesota law. However, you may complete your requests by mail.

        Make check or money order payable to MN Dept. of Health.

        You may go to a registrar's office in any county in Minnesota to get certificates for births that took place during or after 1900 and for deaths that took place during or after 1997.

        Copies of earlier records may be obtained from the Local Registrar in the county where the event occurred or from the St. Paul Health Department if the event occurred in St. Paul. Fees vary.

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        Record Cost Dates Ordering
        Birth$16.00 certifiedsince 1900 to 3 months agoOrder OnlineMail Order
        A birth certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest. You demonstrate tangible interest by checking the appropriate box on the application and by having your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed.

        Birth (non-cert)$13.00 non-certifiedsince 1900 to 3 months agoMail Order
        for information only--not accepted for legal purposes

        Death$13.00 certifiedsince Jan 1908Order OnlineMail Order
        A death certificate cannot be mailed to you unless you demonstrate tangible interest. You demonstrate tangible interest by checking the appropriate box on the application and by having your signature on the application notarized. Applications that are not notarized will not be processed.
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      • Death (non-cert)$13.00 non-certifiedMail Order
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      • Marriage$8.00Order Online
        Certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the license was issued

        Divorcedepends on the size of the document
        Certified copies may be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the divorce was granted.

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      Index to Minnesota County Vital Records Offices

        Since 2001, the State of Minnesota has been on a statewide system for birth and death records. Persons are able to obtain certified copies of birth and many death records from a local registrar without the need to apply to their original county of birth or apply through the State Department of Health.

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