Order PA Death Certificates
Order PA Death Certificates
Birth & Death Certificates
The Division of Vital Records maintains birth and death records that occurred in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present.
This website provides information on obtaining certified copies of birth and death certificates, amending these certificates, and other available services. You may need certified copies of birth or death certificates for:
- Passport
- Employment
- Inheritance
- School Entrance
- Personal Identification
- Genealogy
- Estate Purposes
There are three ways to obtain a certified copy of a birth or death certificate. Be sure to complete all required information on the application form provided within each link:
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On December 15, 2011, Governor Tom Corbett approved Senate Bill 361
This bill amends the Act of June 29, 1953 (P.L. 304, No. 66), known as the Vital Statistics Law of 1953, to provide for public access to certain birth and death certificates after a fixed amount of time has passed. This legislation provides that such documents become public records 105 years after the date of birth or 50 years after the date of death
