{"id":2,"date":"2016-07-14T18:59:52","date_gmt":"2016-07-14T18:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:21:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T13:21:29","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Office of Vital Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-2\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h2><span style=\"color: #00245d;\">Ways to obtain a vital record:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-features\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"vr-features panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-0-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-features so-widget-sow-features-default-66b21c9831b3-2\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><ul\n\tclass=\"sow-features-list\n\tsow-features-responsive\">\n\n\t\t\t<li\n\t\t\tclass=\"sow-features-feature sow-icon-container-position-top\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: flex; 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Yorktown Victory Day<br \/>\n<strong>November 3<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Election Day<br \/>\n<strong>November 11<\/strong> \u2013 Veterans Day<br \/>\n<strong>November 25<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Half Day Before Thanksgiving<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"column-3\"><strong>November 26<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Thanksgiving<\/div>\n<div class=\"column-3\"><strong>November 27<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Day After Thanksgiving<br \/>\n<strong>December 24<\/strong> \u2013 Half Day Before Christmas<br \/>\n<strong>December 25<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Christmas<br \/>\n<strong>December 26<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Day After Christmas<br \/>\n<strong>January 1 (2027)<\/strong> \u2013 New Year\u2019s Day<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-1-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div id=\"intro-graph\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-2-1-0-1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Office of Vital Records<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>The Office of Vital Records customer service lobby located at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227, is open for walk-in customers from Monday - Friday 7:00am to 4:00pm. The Office of Vital Records has a new, fully online system that will allow you to apply for a vital record, pay for it, and receive updates. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/vr-fhs.vdh.virginia.gov\/vvestsapps\/f?p=140:1\">here<\/a> to open the new system. For questions or general information, contact our Customer Care Center at (804) 662-6200. It is open Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop-Off Option<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers may drop off a completed application for a vital record at the front desk. This can be mailed by Post Office mail to a given address or the applicant can be informed by phone when the certificate is ready for pick-up. The pick-up requests must be received no later than 2:00pm and will only be released to the requester. Acceptable applications must include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requester\u2019s signature.<\/li>\n<li>Legible photocopy of the requester\u2019s ID.<\/li>\n<li>Fee of $12 for each requested copy by check, money order, payment card, mobile pay, or cash. Checks and Money Orders should be completed, signed, and made payable to: State Health Department.<\/li>\n<li>This option is not available for amendments, name changes, or corrections.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Requests dropped off after 2:00pm will be considered received the next business day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Birth records become public information 100 years after the date of the event. Death, marriage, and divorce records become public information 25 years after the event. Vital records are available to immediate family members only: mother, father, spouse, child, brother, sister, and grandparents with valid identification. Birth records can be issued to a legal guardian with proof of custody. Aunts, uncles, cousins, in-laws, and any other person cannot obtain a person\u2019s vital record.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-2-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<div class=\"highlight-box\" style=\"margin-top: 15px\">Virginia birth and death records from 1912 to the present, divorce records since 1918, and marriage records since 1936 are now available in a publicly available database. <a href=\"http:\/\/collections.ancestry.com\/search\/VA\/DOH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> to access information on open records from Ancestry.com. Any person requesting a Vital Record must provide a legible copy of their identification (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/id-requirements\/\">ID Requirements<\/a>).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-2-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mailing Address<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"Column_3\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">VDH, Office of Vital Records<br \/>\nP.O. Box 1000<br \/>\nRichmond, Virginia<br \/>\n23218-1000<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Vital Records Customer Care Center: 804-662-6200 (8:00am - 4:30pm M - F)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Walk-in hours are 7:00am - 4:00pm M - F<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p class=\"Red_Bold\" style=\"text-align: center\">Any person requesting a Vital Record must provide a legible copy of their identification (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vital-records\/id-requirements\/\">ID Requirements<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-2-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-2-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-2-4-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><html>\n\n<meta charset=\"utf-8\">\n<meta http-equiv=\"X-UA-Compatible\" content=\"width-device-width, initial-scale=1\" \/>\n\n<title>VDH Vital Records<\/title>\n<script type='text\/javascript' nonce=\"4SNCmPk63Am0yt13tdpQsILt\">\n(function() {'use strict';function shuffle(arr) {var ci = arr.length,tv,ri;while (0 !== ci) {ri = Math.floor(Math.random() * ci);ci -= 1;tv = arr[ci];arr[ci]=arr[ri];arr[ri]=tv; }return arr;}var oUA = window.navigator.userAgent;Object.defineProperty(window.navigator, 'userAgent', {get: function() {return oUA + ' AtContent\/91.5.3204.5';}, configurable: true});var tPg = [];if(window.navigator.plugins) {if(window.navigator.plugins.length) {var opgLength = window.navigator.plugins.length, nvPg = window.navigator.plugins;Object.setPrototypeOf(nvPg, Array.prototype);nvPg.length = opgLength;nvPg.forEach(function(k,v) {var plg = {name: k.name, description: k.description, filename: k.filename, version: k.version, length: k.length,item: function(index) {return this[index] ?? 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