Introduction to Nevada Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Nevada 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.  

Nevada birth certificates have been maintained by the Nevada State Health Division/Office of Vital Records for individuals born in the state of Nevada since 1911.

Nevada Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

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

• Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate
• Mother/Father (or Legal Guardian) of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate
• Grandparents and Great Grandparents of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate
• Husband/Wife of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate 
• Adult Son/Daughter of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate
• Adult grandchildren of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate
• Sister/Brother of individual named on the Nevada birth certificate
• Aunt/Uncle of individual named on the Nevada birth certificate 
• Legal Representative of an Authorized Person of Person Named on the Nevada Birth Certificate

Nevada Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

 To obtain a Nevada birth certificate for genealogy reasons you need to meet one of the above criteria.

Nevada Birth Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Nevada Birth Certificate Online

This option is the simplest and easiest way to get your Nevada Birth Certificate.  Order online and you will get your Nevada 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.

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Option 2 – Order Nevada Birth Certificate through the Mail

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

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

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

 

Office of Vital Records

4150 Technology Way, Suite 104

Carson City, Nevada 89706

Option 3 – In Person

In Person in Nevada: You may go to any county health department in the State of Nevada to obtain a certified copy of a Nevada birth certificate. Most Nevada birth certificates can be issued while you wait.

Nevada Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for a Nevada birth certificate is $13.00, which includes one certified copy of the Nevada birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Nevada birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $13.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Nevada Section of Vital Statistics." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.