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Turn-Around Time

Applications Submitted Online
- Click here for turn-around-time for applications submitted online and to place your order.

Mailed-In Applications
Currently, we are able to process mailed in completed applications with correct payment and photo identification for birth records, with the following turn-around times.   The time to complete a request is based upon the type of service requested and the year of the event.  

Please note that our processing time does not include the time for the application to reach us (mail time), for our Accounting Department's receipting of your payment, and for mailing the record to you. Please allow an additional 7-10 business days for this process.

* Please note that for newborns, processing birth record copies generally takes up to 90 days, due to the time it takes to receive and properly record birth certifications.

RECORD TYPE REGULAR SERVICE   EXPEDITED SERVICE
Birth Records  
1906 to Present 4 weeks   2 weeks
1867-1905 1-3 months   3 weeks
Death Records  
1916 to Present 4 weeks   2 weeks
1867-1915 1-3 months   3 weeks
Marriage Records  
1926 to Present 4 weeks   2 weeks
1867-1925 1-3 months   3 weeks
Divorce Records  
1925 to Present 4 weeks   2 weeks
1897-1924 1-3 months   3 weeks

Order a birth, death, marriage, or divorce record:
- Online using a debit or credit card
- By mail

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