Oregon, vital records
The Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics, issues Oregon birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership and divorce certificates. Historic records are also held by the Oregon State Archives.
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Vital records
Oregon birth records are restricted for 100 years and you must prove eligibility. A computer issued certificate is $25 and a full image certificate $30.
Open official site Order an Oregon birth certificateVital records
Oregon death records are restricted for 50 years. Short form and long form certificates, with or without cause of death, cost $25 each.
Open official site Order an Oregon death certificateVital records
How to order a certified Oregon marriage certificate from the Center for Health Statistics. The $25 fee covers the record search and the first copy.
Open official site Order an Oregon marriage certificateVital records
The State Archives holds historic Oregon birth, death, marriage and divorce records, free to view in the Reference Room, and offers a research service.
Open official site Oregon State Archives, vital recordsState agencies
State Archives index to historical Oregon records, entered by volunteers as written on the originals, with search tips and how to order copies.
Open official site Oregon Historical Records IndexCourt records
Oregon Judicial Department finder for the circuit court in each county. Divorce cases are filed in, and decree copies come from, the circuit court.
Open official site Oregon courts, find a courtVital 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
Oregon Health Authority office for birth, death, marriage, domestic partnership and divorce certificates, with fees, eligibility rules and record changes.
Open official site Oregon Vital Records, Center for Health StatisticsFederal
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
The Oregon Health Authority Center for Health Statistics issues a Record of Dissolution of Marriage, Annulment or Registered Domestic Partnership Certificate to the people named on the record, eligible family members and legal representatives, and to anyone once 50 years have passed since the divorce, for a $25 search fee that includes the first certificate. The Authority states that the certificate does not have all the information contained in the decree but may be used as proof of divorce, and that divorce decrees, certified and uncertified, are available from the county circuit court that granted the divorce. The judgment is the document with the property and support terms. The ordering page is at oregon.gov/oha.
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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.