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The Administrative offices are located on the second floor of our Patee Market facility. Here, most requests for Missouri birth and death certificates are processed while you wait.
Birth/Death Certificates- Certificates are issued Monday through Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm.
- The fee for birth certificates is $15 per certified copy. We can obtain birth certificates from 1920 to the present.
- For death certificates, the fee is $13 for the first certified copy and $10 for any additional copies issued at that time. We can obtain death certificates from 1980 to the present.
- Check, cash, money orders, debit and credit cards are accepted. (We accept Visa/MC payments in our office only.)
Birth Certificate Application (PDF format)
Death Certificate Application (PDF format)
For Out-of-State birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates, see the National Center for Health Statistics site on “Where to Write For Vital Records.", or you may call our office at (816) 271-4636 to obtain contact information for out-of-state birth and death certificates.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Vital Records Department, located in Jefferson City, Missouri, serves as the state archives for vital records. Any changes or corrections to birth or death records must be processed through this agency. The City of St. Joseph Health Department can only print certified copies of birth and death records.
Please call the following numbers at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Vital Records Department for information relating to amendments:
- For birth records, 573-751-6378
- For death records, 573-751-6385
- For adding a father's name to a birth record, 573-751-6216
- For processing an Adoption or legitimating a birth, 573-522-1715
- For registration of Putative Father Registry, 573-526-1537
Guidelines for Missouri Driving Permits
New guidelines for obtaining or renewing a Missouri driving permit, license or nondriver’s license require customers to present personal identification effective July 1, 2005. A certified copy of a birth certificate is one of the acceptable forms of identification required.
- Any local health department in Missouri is able to provide certified copies of Missouri birth certificates.
- The City of St. Joseph Health Department issues certified copies of birth certificates for births occurring in Missouri from 1920 to the present.
- Certificates are issued Monday through Friday from 8:00am - 4:30pm. The fee for birth certificates is $15 per certified copy. Check, cash, debit/credit cards, and money orders are accepted.
- Requests are processed while you wait, with most certificates being issued at that time.
- On-line applications are also available, which can be printed and mailed to the health department along with the $15 fee, are available above.
- Birth certificates from other states cannot be processed at Missouri offices and must be ordered through the state in which the birth occurred.
