How to Obtain a Duplicate North Carolina Birth Certificate

If you are in need of a copy of a North Carolina birth certificate, you may contact the North Carolina Vital Records Office to make your request. The North Carolina Vital Records website has an application that you may print and complete to make a request for a birth certificate copy. You will need to pay a processing fee of $25 to obtain the birth certificate.

Things You'll Need

• Printer

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Instructions

• 1

  Download the birth certificate application form. To open this file, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.

• 2

  Print the application form.

• 3

  Fill the application form with valid information.

• 4

  Prepare a check or money order for $24. Make the check or money order payable to the North Carolina Vital Records.

• 5

  Mail the completed application form and payment to the following address:

  North Carolina Vital Records
  1903 Mail Service Center
  Raleigh, NC 27699-1903

  If you are sending the request via UPS or FedEx, mail it to the following address:

  N.C. Vital Records
  225 North McDowell Street
  Raleigh, N.C. 27603-1382