Introduction to Oregon Birth Certificates

This article is designed to help you get a Oregon 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.  

Oregon birth certificates have been maintained by the Oregon Center for Health Statistics for individuals born in the state of Oregon since 1903.

Oregon Birth Certificate Authorized Persons

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

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

Oregon Birth Certificate for Genealogy Purpose

Anyone can obtain an Oregon Birth Certificate, 100 years or later from the date of the birth for genealogy or other reasons.

Oregon Birth Certificate Ordering

Options Option 1 – Order Oregon Birth Certificate Online

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

Follow the instructions below, if you are not ordering your Oregon birth certificate online.

Step 1: Download Mail-In Application

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

• Full name of person at birth on the Oregon birth certificate
• Date of birth on the Oregon birth certificate
• Sex on the Oregon birth certificate
• County (or city) of birth on the Oregon birth certificate
• Hospital of birth - if not in a hospital state "home" 
• Full maiden name of mother on the Oregon birth certificate
• Full name of father on the Oregon birth certificate
• Your name 
• Your signature 
• Your relationship to the person whose Oregon birth certificate you are requesting 
• Address where the Oregon 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:

 

Oregon Vital Records

PO Box 14050

Portland, OR 97293-0050

Option 3 – In Person

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

Oregon Birth Certificate Ordering Cost

The fee to search for an Oregon birth certificate is $20.00, which includes one certified copy of the Oregon birth certificate or a "Certificate of Failure to Find." For each additional copy of the Oregon birth certificate ordered at the same time, the fee is $15.00. Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to "Oregon DHS/Vital Records." Please do not send cash. Fees are not refundable. Additional fees are required for expedited service.