District of Columbia Vital Records Office Information Vital Records Department 825 North Capitol Street NE 1st Floor, Room 1312 Washington, DC 20002 (202) 442-9303 Fax: (202) 783-0136 | |  |
Make cashier's check or money order payable to DC Treasurer. There is no refund if a birth or death certificate is not found. Other services available from the Vital Records Dept - Adoptee registration $20.00
- Corrections to birth or death record $18.00
If you were born abroad with U.S. Citizenship at birth, you may request a copy of your birth certificate from US Department of State Passport Correspondence Branch, Overseas Birth 1111 19th Street NW Suite 510 Washington, DC 20522 (202) 955-0307 - Search District of Columbia Databases online for birth, marriage, census, death, immigration, naturalization, military records and more at Ancestry
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| Record | Cost | Dates | Ordering | | Birth | $23.00 long - certified copy $18.00 short - abbreviated computer copy | since Aug 1874 | Order Online | Mail Order | | | |
| | Death | $18.00 | since 1855 except Civil War | Order Online | Mail Order | | |
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| | Marriage | | 1811 - 1980 | | | | | The Superior Court of The District of Columbia Marriage Bureau & Special Services 500 Indiana Ave. NW, Rm4485 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 879-4840 |
| | Divorce | | after Sept 16, 1956 | | | | | District of Columbia Superior Court Divorce Decrees - Room 4335 500 Indiana Avenue N. W. Washington DC 20001 (202) 879-1261 |
| | Divorce | | prior to Sept 16, 1956 | | | | | The United States District Court Files and Copies Branch, Room 1825-A 333 Constitution Avenue, N. W. Washington D. C. 20001-2802 |
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