Arkansas State Vital Records Office

Arkansas Dept of Health Division of Vital Records, Slot 44 4815 West Markham Street Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 661-2174 Fax: (501) 663-2832

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Check or money order should be made payable to Arkansas Department of Health. Personal checks are accepted. To request a certificate from Vital Records through the expedite service you may call (501) 661-2726. There is a $5.00 handling fee for credit cards.

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  Record		Cost	Dates	Ordering
  Birth		$12.00	since Feb 1914 Some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881.	Order Online	Mail Order
  	Arkansas Statute 20-18-305 does not allow public release of birth records, which are less than 100 years old. The law does permit release to specific persons who are related to the registrant and to his/her designated representatives, to academic research groups, and to persons who can demonstrate a right to the record.
  Death		$10.00	since Feb 1914 Some original Little Rock and Fort Smith records from 1881.	Order Online	Mail Order
  	Arkansas Statute 20-18-305 does not allow public release of death records, which are less than 50 years old. The law does permit release to specific persons who are related to the registrant and to his/her designated representatives, to academic research groups, and to persons who can demonstrate a right to the record. Click here to search the Social Security Death Index
  Marriage		$10.00	since 1917	Order Online	Mail Order
  	A fully certified copy may be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the license was issued. Fees vary.
  Divorce		$10.00	since 1923	Order Online	Mail Order
  	A fully certified copy may be obtained from the County Clerk in the county where the divorce was granted. Fees vary.
  Naturalization		Filed with District Courts in Little Rock, Helena, Batesville, Fort Smith, and Texarkana.
  Census			1790 through 1930	Search U.S. Federal Census Records Online

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Index to Arkansas County Vital Records Offices

The State vital records office has birth and death records from 1914, and marriage records from 1917. Some City Clerks might have birth and death records before 1914. Clerks of counties where license was obtained also have marriage records. County Clerks or Clerks of Circuit Courts have records of wills, deeds, divorces, and war service.

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