The State Office of Vital Records has a new location.
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The following options are available for requesting a vital record:
GO Certificates (Third Party Vendor)
- Order online with your major credit card
- Response Time: 2-4 Weeks and up to 5 business days on all expedited orders.
- A surcharge and expedite fee applies for credit card payments. Only birth and death certificates are available.
ROVER (State of Georgia)
- Order online with your major credit card
- Response Time: 2-4 Weeks and up to 5 business days on all expedited orders.
- A surcharge and expedite fee applies for credit card payments. Only birth and death certificates are available.
VitalChek (Third Party Vendor)
- Order online with your major credit card
- Response Time: 2-4 Weeks and up to 5 business days on all expedited orders.
- A surcharge and expedite fee applies for credit card payments. Only birth and death certificates are available.
Mail-in Request
Mail a completed copy of the appropriate request form to:
State Office of Vital Records
1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Response Time: 8-10 Weeks
Please download and complete the appropriate forms.
Request for Search of Birth Record (Form 3918)
Request for Search of Death Record (Form 3912)
Request for Search of Marriage Record (Form 3913)
Divorce Verification Request (Form 3917)
(A separate completed request form is needed for each record requested.)
Note: Marriage Records prior to June 1952 must be requested at the office of the probate judge in the county where the license was issued. The State Office of Vital Records can search and confirm only divorces that have taken place in the State of Georgia from June 1952 to August 1996. Verifications prior to 1952 and after 1996 are only available from the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted.
Walk-in Service
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Monday-Friday, Except State Holidays
State Office of Vital Records or any County Vital Records Office.
1680 Phoenix Boulevard, Suite 100
Atlanta, GA 30349
Response Time: Same Day Service
Click here for a list of State Holidays.
Click here for a list of County Offices.
Page last updated 01/25/2018