Georgia vital records death certificate. Statewide registration of births and deaths began in georgia in 1919. It also holds marriage records from 1952 to 1996. You may also request a death certificate from the vital records office of the county where the death occurred.
Although the department can confirm divorces copies of the records are held by the clerk of the superior court in the county where the divorce was granted. 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. A list of county offices is available online at.
Georgia code chapter 31 10 and georgia department of public health regulation 511 1 3 specify the scope and authority of the georgia vital records program. Same day service for most requests. Records before that date are generally not available.
Establishing ones identity tax purposes enrolling in school applying for a drivers license obtaining health insurance at the state office of vital records birth records are available from january 1919 to the present. Vital records and vital events are defined as birth death fetal deaths stillbirth induced termination of pregnancy marriage and divorce certificates and reports. 1680 phoenix boulevard suite 100 atlanta ga 30349 response time.
Vital records about vital records ways to request a vital record locations sovr partners and stakeholders resources quick links women and children georgia wic childrens health georgia shape oral health program in georgia. Certified copies of death certificates may be obtained from the state office of vital records or any county vital records office. Due to the public health state of emergency surrounding covid 19 we have suspended vital records walk in services at the state office of vital records until further notice.
The department of public healths state office of vital records maintains all of georgias birth and death certificates. A birth certificate is an official recording of a birth that occurred in the state of georgia. However some county offices may be closed certain days of the week or sometime during the day.
For more information about birth and death records in georgia see. You may request birth and death records online using one of our approved third party vendors rover go certificates or vitalchek or visit your local county office. Beginning in 1805 georgia law required marriages to be recorded in the court of ordinary.
Walk in service 800 am 430 pm monday friday except state holidays state office of vital records or any county vital records office. For death certificates from 1944 to the present contact the georgia department of public health at. It is used for a number of reasons including but not limited to.