Fees & Required Information
FeesAll fees include a search and certified copy of certificate. The fees are non-refundable, even if the record is not found. Birth certificates can be issued from anywhere in Texas at a City Registrar's office via remote access to the
Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics.
The current fees are:
- Certificate of Birth or verification - $23
- Certificate of Death or verification - $21 ($4 for each additional certified copy of the same death record)
Required Information
- Name of the birth or death record being requested
- Date of birth or death and place of birth or death
- Father’s full name (last, first, middle)
- Mother’s full name, including her maiden name
- Purpose for obtaining the certificate
- Relationship to the person whose certificate is being requested
- Daytime telephone number with area code
- Handwritten signature
- Complete return mailing address
- Photocopy of your picture ID (such as a driver’s license)