How to order a Nevada birth certificate
Who holds it: State Registrar, Office of Vital Records (DPBH), 4150 Technology Way, Suite 104, Carson City; also Southern Nevada Health District (Clark County births 1973-present) and Northern Nevada Public Health (Washoe County)1
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Fee
State office: $25.00 per certified birth certificate in person/mail; VitalChek online $45.00 (+$20.00 expedited); SNHD (Clark): first certificate $38.00 (includes $13 State Registrar registration fee, waived if proof it was already paid), each additional $25.00; no fee for a birth certificate for a homeless person (signed statement) or a person imprisoned or released from prison within the preceding 90 days (NRS 440.175)2
Who may order
Only applicants with a 'direct and tangible interest': the person of record, parents on the certificate, grandparents, children, siblings, spouse/ex-spouse/domestic partner, legal representatives, guardians, etc., with proof of relationship and ID3
How to search and order
- How to order
- Online through VitalChek (the only online vendor used), by phone 877-456-5410, by mail with application, ID and payment, or in person in Carson City2
Who may order and what is restricted
- ID required
- ID required for all requests (see DPBH Attachment B identification list)4
- Restrictions
- Data indicating birth out of wedlock may be disclosed only by court order; genealogical searches by appointment ($10.00 per 30-minute appointment per name)3
Related records in Nevada
- Death certificates: who holds it
- State Registrar, Office of Vital Records (Carson City); Southern Nevada Health District for Clark County deaths 1988-present; Northern Nevada Public Health for Washoe County5
- Death certificates: fee
- State office: $25 each if death occurred in Carson, Clark, Douglas, Lyon, Mineral or Washoe; $22 each in any other county; VitalChek $42.00-$45.00; SNHD first copy $38.00, additional $25.002
- Older records: vital records for genealogy
- Office of Vital Records genealogical searches by appointment, $10 per name or variant per 30-minute appointment2
How Nevada handles it
- Clark and Washoe have county health districts that issue birth and death certificates locally (Southern Nevada Health District; Northern Nevada Public Health), with different fees from the State office.1
Birth certificates in Nevada 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.
| County | Office | Search online | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Southern Nevada Health District, Vital Records6 | — | $38.00 first certificate (includes $13 State Registrar fee); $25.00 each additional6 |
| Washoe County | Northern Nevada Public Health, Vital Statistics7 | — | $25.00 per copy; search/verification $10.00 per name7 |
For any other county, see the county list on the Nevada guide.
Official warnings
- DPBH Office of Vital Records: fraudulent third-party websites charge high fees to 'process' birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates; VitalChek is the only online vendor; complaints to AG Bureau of Consumer Protection (702) 486-3132.8
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 Nevada 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 Nevada: Nevada public records guide.
Sources
Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 8 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.
- Vital Records Office LocationsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health
- Birth/Death Vital Records - FAQsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health
- NRS Chapter 440 - Vital StatisticsNevada Legislature (Legislative Counsel Bureau), Nevada Revised Statutes
- Attachment A - Proof Required ListNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health, Office of Vital Records
- Vital RecordsSouthern Nevada Health District
- Vital Records – Southern Nevada Health DistrictSouthern Nevada Health District
- Birth and Death RecordsNorthern Nevada Public Health
- Office of Vital Statistics - Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce RecordsNevada DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health