Arizona, vital records
The Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Records, issues birth and death certificates for events in Arizona. Marriage and divorce records are kept by the clerk of the superior court in each county.
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Vital records
The state office for Arizona birth and death certificates, ordered online, by mail or at a county office, with fee schedules, amendments and adoption records.
Open official site Arizona Bureau of Vital RecordsVital records
The mail form for a certified Arizona birth certificate. A copy is $20, and the form lists the proof of relationship and the photo ID to send.
Open official site Arizona birth certificate request formVital records
The mail form for a certified Arizona death certificate. A copy is $20, and the form lists who may order and the ID and proof to enclose.
Open official site Arizona death certificate request formCourt records
Finds every Arizona court by county. Marriage license and divorce records are kept by the clerk of the superior court in the county where they were filed.
Open official site Arizona courts locatorVital records
Bureau of Vital Records steps for amending a birth certificate after an adoption, registering a foreign adoption and using the putative father registry.
Open official site Arizona birth records after adoptionVital records
National Center for Health Statistics links to every state and territory vital records office, with fees and mailing addresses. The federal government itself issues no certificates.
Open official site CDC, Where to Write for Vital RecordsVital records
National Center for Health Statistics data on births and deaths in the United States, such as leading causes of death and life tables. It publishes statistics, not copies of records.
Open official site CDC, National Vital Statistics SystemVital records
National Archives guide explaining that birth, death, marriage and divorce records are made by local authorities and are not federal records, so it sends researchers to the CDC state list.
Open official site National Archives, vital records research guideFederal
Social Security Administration form to apply for an original or replacement card or to correct your record. It generally asks for your birth certificate as proof of age.
Open official site SSA, Form SS-5, Social Security card applicationGuide
Arizona has no state divorce certificate. The Arizona Department of Health Services vital records office issues birth and death certificates, and its marriage and divorce records section points requesters to the Arizona courts locator, because divorce is a Superior Court matter under A.R.S. 25-311 and the decree, with its property and support terms, is obtained from the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where it was granted. The Department's vital records page is at azdhs.gov.
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No. The CDC is explicit: 'The Federal Government does not maintain files or indexes of these records.' Every U.S. vital record is kept by the state where the event occurred.
A certified copy has a raised seal and is accepted by SSA, passport offices, and courts. An informational copy is marked 'Informational, Not a Valid Document to Establish Identity' and cannot be used for legal ID.
It varies by state, but a mail order to a state vital records office is typically 4, 8 weeks. Walk-in county clerk requests can be same-day. Online orders through VitalChek add a separate processing time on top of the state's.
Most states limit certified copies to the registrant, immediate family, and legal representatives. Informational copies are generally available to anyone after a waiting period defined by state law.
You should have a Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA, form FS-240). Replacements come from the U.S. Department of State, not from a state vital records office.
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Every state page lists that state's official vital record sources, each opened and verified.