Indiana, vital records
The Indiana Department of Health, Vital Records, issues birth and death certificates, and each local health department issues them for its county. Marriage certificates and divorce decrees come from the county clerk.
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Vital records
Order Indiana birth and death certificates from the state by mail with Forms 49607 and 49606, by phone or online, or at the health department of the county where it happened.
Open official site Indiana Department of Health, Vital RecordsVital records
Indiana Department of Health annual reports on the number of marriages in the state, with figures by race, date and residence of the applicants.
Open official site Indiana marriage reportsCourt records
Indiana Judicial Branch guide to who holds each record. Certified marriage certificates and divorce decrees come from the clerk's office in the county.
Open official site Indiana courts, how to request public recordsFederal
Indiana required birth and death records from 1882 and recorded them at the state from 1907. For 1882 to 1906, contact the county health office.
Open official site Indiana Archives, census and vital recordsState agencies
State forms for birth records (Form 49607), death records (Form 49606), adoption history, paternity and marriage license applications, in Word and PDF.
Open official site Indiana Department of Health consumer formsVital records
Indiana Department of Health annual natality reports, with births by the mother's county of residence, race, delivery method and risk factors.
Open official site Indiana birth reportsVital 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
Indiana Department of Health page on ordering certificates online through its contracted vendor, with the $12.95 processing fee and the shipping choices.
Open official site Indiana online vital records ordersFederal
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
Indiana has no state divorce certificate. The Indiana Department of Health Vital Records office issues birth, death, marriage and adoption related records and lists no divorce record among them, and it keeps no statewide divorce index. The decree of dissolution, with its property division and support terms, is obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the county where the dissolution was granted, where it is a public court record under Rule 4 of the Rules on Access to Court Records. The Department's page is at in.gov/health.
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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.