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How to order an Arizona birth certificate

Who holds it: ADHS Bureau of Vital Records (state registrar), Phoenix; also local county health department vital records offices (all 15 counties listed by ADHS), some offering same-day service.1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Who may order and what is restricted
  3. Older records and indexes
  4. Related records in Arizona
  5. Birth certificates in Arizona counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fee

$20.00 per certified copy from ADHS (Certificate of Birth Registration) under A.A.C. R9-19-105; VitalChek online orders add a $15.50 processing charge per order; amendments $30.00. County offices may set their own fees.2

Who may order

Closed-record state. Certified copies only to eligible persons 18+ (exceptions may apply): registrant, parents, out-of-home placement providers, spouse, grandparent, adult child, adult grandchild, adult sibling, guardian, conservator, person designated in a power of attorney or court order, attorneys for the registrant/parent/guardian, adoption agencies and private attorneys for adoptive parents, government agencies (A.A.C. R9-19-210, R9-19-211). Non-certified copies for genealogical research are a separate category.3

How to search and order

How to order
Online via VitalChek (ADHS's only endorsed online vendor), by mail to ADHS Bureau of Vital Records (PO Box 6018, Phoenix AZ 85005) with application, ID copy and cashier's check/money order/card, or in person at a county vital records office.4

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Vital records are not public records; birth records become available for genealogy 75 years after the date of birth.3

Older records and indexes

Index
Arizona Genealogy Record Search (ADHS) offers birth records more than 75 years old; Arizona State Archives county birth records 1881-1948 also on Ancestry (free to Arizona residents via the State Library).5
Death certificates: who holds it
ADHS Bureau of Vital Records and county health department vital records offices.6
Death certificates: fee
$20.00 per certified copy (Certificate of Death Registration); VitalChek adds $15.50 per order.2
Older records: vital record indexes
ADHS Arizona Genealogy Record Search: births 75+ years old and deaths 50+ years old.5

Birth certificates in Arizona counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Cochise CountyCochise County Health & Social Services, Office of Vital Records7—$20 per certified copy (card payments add a convenience fee)8
Coconino CountyVital Records9—$20.00 per certified copy at ADHS10
Maricopa CountyADHS Bureau of Vital Records or the Maricopa County local vital records office11——
Mohave CountyMohave County Department of Public Health Vital Records issues certified Arizona birth certificates, $20.00 each, by mail or drop box12——
Navajo CountyNavajo County Public Health Services District - Vital Records13—$20.00 per certified copy (ADHS)14
Pima CountyPima County Health Department15—$20 per certified copy16
Pinal CountyPinal County Public Health Vital Records (in person at 5 locations, or by mail to P.O. Box 2945, Florence) or ADHS17——
Yavapai CountyYavapai County Community Health Services Vital Records (mail-order only) issues certified Arizona birth certificates, $20.00 each18——
Yuma CountyYuma County Public Health Services District, Vital Records19—$20.0019

For any other county, see the county list on the Arizona guide.

Official warnings

  • Vital records: ADHS endorses only VitalChek for online orders (Arizona Department of Health Services)4

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Arizona office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: birth certificates in every state. Everything else in Arizona: Arizona public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Vital Records - Apply for Birth CertificateArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Vital Records - Fee SchedulesArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  3. Vital Records - Who Can Obtain a Birth CertificateArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  4. Vital Records - Online Ordering OptionsArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Arizona Genealogy Resources: Vital Records: Birth & DeathArizona State Library, Archives and Public Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  6. Vital Records - Apply for a Death CertificateArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  7. DepartmentsCochise Countychecked November 4, 2026
  8. Vital RecordsCochise County Health & Social Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Coconino County homeCoconino Countychecked November 4, 2026
  10. Vital Records - Fee SchedulesArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  11. Vital Records - Local County Health DepartmentArizona Department of Health Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  12. Birth CertificatesMohave County Department of Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Vital RecordsNavajo Countychecked November 6, 2026
  14. Vital Records - Fee SchedulesArizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Recordschecked November 6, 2026
  15. Pima County Recorder's Office - Recorder FAQsPima County Recorderchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Order a Birth or Death Certificate | Pima County, AZPima County Health Departmentarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  17. Vital RecordsPinal County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Birth and Death ServicesYavapai County Community Health Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  19. Vital Statistics | Yuma Countywww.yumacountyaz.govchecked November 4, 2026