Birth certificates are not public records. They only become
public records 100 years following the birth.
Birth certificates can only be issued to the registrant (the child
named on the record) if of legal age(18), parent, guardian or legal
representative of one of these persons or by court order. Court orders must
be dated or updated within one year of issuance.
If the registrant is deceased, upon receipt of the death certificate, the birth
certification can be issued to the spouse, child, grandchild, sibling, if of legal age,
or a legal representative of any of these persons as well as to the parent. The
birth certificate will be stamped "Deceased".
Please NOTE: The birth certificate for a new born is not automatically mailed to the
parent after birth. The parent must apply for the birth certificate through a Vital
Statistics office and pay the proper fee.
Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are
public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in
response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to
this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.
