Georgia vital records augusta ga. 1680 phoenix boulevard suite 100 atlanta ga 30349 response time. Available richmond county health dept georgia ga vital record types birth a certified birth certificate that can typically be used for travel passport proof of citizenship social security drivers license school registration personal identification and other legal purposes. The board of community health followed the legislative intent of the general assembly and voted in favor of the fee increase.
Welcome to the georgia vital events registration system gavers gavers is the vital records registration and issuance software that was developed for georgia department of public health dph state office of vital records by genesis systems inc. How do you request a certified copy of a birth certificate. At the state office of vital records birth records are available from january 1919 to the present.
The state office of vital records provides information about vital events from 1919 to the present. Welcome to the georgia vital events registration system. The general assembly passed and the governor signed the fy 2011 budget and requested that the fees for vital records birth and death certificates in georgia be increased by.
1916 north leg rd. Same day service for most requests. We provide certified copies of birth death marriage and divorce records to georgia constituents law enforcement as well as various government agencies and social service organizations.
For records older than 1919 contact the county in which the event occurred. Beginning in 1805 georgia law required marriages to be recorded in the court of ordinary now known as the probate court. A completed and signed request form which can be downloaded by clicking here.
For records older than 1919 please contact the county in which the birth occurred or the georgia archives. Records before that date are generally not available. Few counties complied with this law and even fewer citizens within those counties reported the required information.
Statewide registration of births and deaths began in georgia in 1919. 1875 vital records act an 1875 act of the georgia general assembly mandated statewide registration of births deaths and marriages. Typically the person requesting a certified copy of a death record needs only to provide.