Birth Certificates
In person application requests are suspended until further notice. All requests must be ordered and paid for online. You will receive a request to make payment after your request has been reviewed. All requests take 2-3 business days to process.
Your order must be completed and paid for online. Requests will automatically be mailed to the address listed within the application.
Ordering a Birth Certificate
Birth certificates can be requested online or by mail following the instructions below:
Records for Births Inside Clark County
Births of children born in Clark County hospitals are registered with the county. Home births must be registered with the State Vital Records Office. Certified copies of birth certificates are available after the original certificate has been registered, usually 15 days after birth.
Certified copies of Birth Certificates are available for events that occurred in Clark County. All copies issued by this office are certified copies and serve as an original document. The health district has birth certificates for Clark County births from 1973- present. Birth certificates for people born in Clark County before 1973 can be requested through our office but will include an additional fee of $5. Birth Certificates are available in person, online or by mail. Birth certificates are confidential records. You must show or provide a copy of a valid driver license, state-issued ID or passport, and proof of relationship or tangible interest.
Records for Births Outside of Clark County
Birth records for people born outside Clark County, but in Nevada, are available at the Nevada State Office of Vital Records by phone at (775) 684-4242 or through their website at http://dhhs.nv.gov.
For records of people born outside the state of Nevada, contact the vital records department in that birth state. Visit the National Center for Health Statistics to find out where to get a birth certificate in the state where the birth occurred.
Newborns
It takes a minimum of two weeks for the health district to receive a new birth certificate from the hospital.
Cost
In order for the $13.00 registration fee to be waived, proof of prior payment must be verified. The $13.00 registration fee will not be refunded once payment is made.
Birth Certificate Fees | Purchase of First Certificate | Each Additional Copy |
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(per request) | $38.00 | $25.00 |
Personal checks are not accepted as payment for birth certificates.
Updated on: September 9, 2020