Birth Certificates

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You may obtain a birth certificate for yourself or a family member if you were born anywhere in the state of Missouri after 1920. The fee is  $15 each; all forms of payment accepted.

Vital Record Application

Death Certificates

You may obtain a death certificate if the deceased passed away anywhere in Missouri after 1980. The fee is $14 for the first copy, $11 for additional copies obtained at that time. All forms of payment accepted.

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How to Obtain Certificates

• In Person - Same day service is available to walk-in customers. Complete an application and pay the required fee by cash, check , or credit card. Applicants must show identification when requesting certified copies of a vital record.
• By Mail - Certificates can be obtained through the mail and are normally sent out the same day that applications are received. Main-in requests must be notarized by an acceptable Notary Public.

Please mail your completed application/request form for birth or death certification along with a stamped self-addressed envelope, with a money order (payable to Pulaski County Health Department) to:

Pulaski County Health Department
Vital Records
PO Box 473
Waynesville, MO 65583

Contact Michelle at (573) 774-3820 or by email Michelle.Gallagher@lpha.mo.gov

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Acceptable Forms of Identification

• A current school identification card/document showing applicant's name, photograph, and date of school year
• A current U.S. military identification card that includes a photograph
• A state issued driver's license that includes a photograph and date of birth
• A state issued identification card that includes a photograph and date of birth
• A U.S. passport with current photograph
• Work identification card that includes the applicant's name, photograph, and company name

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Birth or Death certificates will only be issued to:

• The registrant
• Relatives such as mother, father, sibling, grandparent, aunt and uncle, but not including cousins
• A legal guardian of a child
• A step-parent
• or  another legally authorized individual as determined by Missouri Department of Health rules relating to access to vital records.