Introduction to Arizona Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get an Arizona birth certificate.  Counter to common belief, not everything is on the Internet.  Personal birth certificates are one of the items that are not readily available online, and that is probably a good thing.  You do not want your birth certificate in the public domain, where it can be seen by anyone.  However, this does not mean that you can’t easily get your birth certificate.  

Arizona birth certificates have been maintained by the Arizona State Office of Vital Records for individuals born in the state of Arizona since 1909.

Online Databases that have Arizona Birth Information  

Database	Description
Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875	This is the fourth book in David Dobson's Scots in the USA and Canada, 1825-1875, a series designed to compensate for the lack of official Scottish passenger lists to North America during the nineteenth century. Containing about 1,300 sketches not found in the prior books, Part Four brings the total number of descriptions of the Scottish men and women and their families who were part of this great exodus to about 6,000. In addition to skilled craftsmen, a number of the immigrants found in Part Four were dispossessed Highland farmers who had suffered as a result of the Highland Clearances, a kind of enclosure movement, or by periods of famine at mid-century.
National Huguenot Society Bible Records	The National Huguenot Society is one of our most esteemed lineage organizations. Its members, of course, are the descendants of the French Protestants who fled their homeland during the religious wars of the 17th century and, especially, following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes by Louis XIV in 1685. Many of those Huguenots who ultimately fled to the American colonies would settle in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia, later arrivals dispersing to Pennsylvania and other states.
U.S. County History Catalog	Thousands of county histories organized by state and county
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. I	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume I
Mayflower Births & Deaths, Vol. II	This work is a compilation of birth and death records from the Bowman files, the largest manuscript resource on Mayflower genealogy in existence.  With references to 50,000 Mayflower relations, this two-volume work contains, besides records of births, baptisms, deaths and burials, references to burial location, cause of death, and address at death gleaned from land and will records, court and church records, transcripts of personal letters, and more. Volume II

Arizona Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

By Arizona state law, Arizona birth certificates are confidential records and can only be obtained by the following authorized individuals:

• Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate
• Mother/Father of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate
• Grandparent of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate
• Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate
• Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificat
• Adult Sister/Brother of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate
• Legal Guardian of Person Named on the Arizona Birth Certificate (A legal guardian must submit a certified copy of the guardianship papers granted by the court when requesting a birth certificate.)  

Arizona Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purposes

A genealogist is eligible for an Arizona birth certificate that is NOT public record if all of the following criteria are met: 

   
1. The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose Arizona birth certificate they are requesting

• Acceptable types of credible documentation to establish relationship: Birth certificate, Death certificate, Marriage certificate.
• Non-acceptable types of documentation to establish relationship: Pedigrees, Lineage charts, Family trees.

2. The applicant submits a signed application.
3. The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application.
4. The application submits the appropriate fee(s).

A genealogist requesting a Arizona birth certificate that IS public record does not need to establish relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting but must submit the following:

1. A signed application
2. The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application
3. The appropriate fee(s).  

Arizona Birth Certificate Ordering Options

Options Option 1 – Order Arizona Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Arizona Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Arizona Birth Certificate usually in less than a week.  Many times you will have the option of receiving your vital record by next-day or second-day service.

Order Birth and Death Records Online!  

Option 2 – Order Arizona Birth Certificate through the Mail

For Arizona births that occurred from 1990 to the present, you can request certified copies by mail from the county office locations or from the state office.

For all births that occurred before 1990, you MUST file your application with the state office.  It usually takes 15-20 days upon receipt of request to be sent to you:

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

Step 2: Please provide as much of the following information as possible to locate the Arizona birth certificate:

• Full name of person at birth on the Arizona birth certificate
• Date of birth on the Arizona birth certificate
• Sex on the Arizona birth certificate
• County (or city) of birth on the Arizona birth certificate
• Hospital of birth - if not in a hospital state "home" 
• Full maiden name of mother on the Arizona birth certificate
• Full name of father on the Arizona birth certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Arizona birth certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Arizona birth certificate is to be mailed 
• Self addressed stamped envelope
• Your daytime phone number

 

State Office of Vital Records

1818 W. Adams St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Option 3 – In Person

For Arizona births that occurred from 1990 to the present, you can request certified birth certificates in person from the county office locations.

Arizona Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for an Arizona birth certificate is $10.00, which includes one certified copy of the Arizona birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Arizona birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $10.00. Money Orders should be made payable to "Arizona State Office of Vital Records." Please do not send cash or personal checks. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.