Birth / Death Certificates

 

 

Only a qualified applicant may obtain a copy of a birth or death certificate.

(The parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, grandparent, legal guardian or managing conservator or the registrant)

Other qualified applicants include legal representative, agent or other person acting under contract for the registrant.

The applicant must provide the following information and show proper identification.

Also, see birth certificate for Passport at the bottom of the page.

 

BIRTH

DEATH
Fee is $23.00 per cert. copy

CASH ONLY

 Fee is $21.00 for the 1st copy and $4.00 each additional issued at the same time.
Full name on birth record Full name on death record
Date and place of birth Date and place of death
Fathers full name Fathers full name
Mothers maiden name Mothers maiden name
Name, address, phone # of requestor Name, address, phone # of requestor
Relationship to person on birth record Relationship to person on death record
Purpose for requesting a copy. Purpose for requesting a copy.
A copy of your Drivers License MUST be attached to your application. A copy of your Drivers License MUST be attached to your application.
Click here for the Birth Certifiate Application. Click here for the Death Certificate Application
Any Texas birth certificate may be purchased in Taylor County, this office uses a remote access system to the State’s records dating, at this time, from 1926 to the present. Death records in Taylor County date back from early 1900’s to the present. They are only available only if the death occurred out side the city limits of Abilene, Texas.

 

 

Birth Certificate for Passport

If you are getting your birth certificate for passport purposes and you were born before 1964 you need the “long form” certificate.  To obtain the long form, you must contact the Registrar in the County in which you were born.  If you were born in the City of Abilene before 1964 you must contact the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District @ 325-692-5600 or visit www.abilenetx.com/health.

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