How to Get Your Birth Certificate in Charlotte Mecklenburg

How to Get Your Birth Certificate in NC (on the third floor of the Bob Walton Plaza at 700 East Stonewall St :  (704) 336-2819))  Hours:  8:30-4:30  $10 each

You MUST include a legible photocopy of one of the photo IDs listed below with your application:

§  Current state-issued driver’s license (address must match requestor’s address on application)

§  Current state-issued non-driver photo ID card (address must match requestor’s address on application)

§  Current Passport or Visa (must include photo)

§  Current U.S. military ID

§  Current Department of Corrections photo ID card dated within the last year

§  Current state or U.S. government agency photo ID card (for persons requesting certificates as part of that agency’s business)

§  Current student ID card with copy of transcript

Certificates are available only to the following people:

§  A person requesting a copy of his or her own vital records or that of the person's spouse, sibling, direct ancestor, direct descendant, stepparent, or stepchild

 

If you do not have one of the IDs listed above, you must provide legible photocopies of TWO of the following (must be two DIFFERENT forms of ID):

§  Temporary driver’s license

§  Current utility bill with current address

§  Car registration or title with current address

§  Bank statement with current address

§  Pay stub with current address

§  Income tax return/W-2 form showing current address

§  Letter from government agency dated within the last six months and showing current address

§  State-issued concealed weapon permit showing current address

If you are unable to meet our ID requirements, a family member or other person who is entitled to obtain the certificate, and who can meet the ID requirements, may request it.