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How to order a New Mexico birth certificate

Who holds it: New Mexico Vital Records (Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statistics), Department of Health, Santa Fe; some public health offices take requests1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. Who may order and what is restricted
  4. More details
  5. Related records in New Mexico
  6. How New Mexico handles it
  7. Birth certificates in New Mexico counties with a full guide
  8. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  9. Sources

Fee

$10 per certified copy, non-refundable search fee1

Who may order

Registrant's immediate family or those with tangible proof of legal interest1

How to search and order

How to order
Mail, in person or VitalChek (authorized vendor). Mail payment by certified check or money order; no cash1
Mailing address
New Mexico Vital Records, P.O. Box 26110, Santa Fe, NM 875021
In person
Santa Fe, 2554 Camino Entrada; also Albuquerque Midtown, Socorro and Gallup public health offices1
Online ordering
VitalChek: $26.00 by regular mail or $44.50 by UPS Next Day Air, 3-5 business day processing1

Fees

Fee statute
$10 search including one certified copy; free for homeless individuals2

Who may order and what is restricted

Immediate family
Mother, father, sibling, child, grandchild, current spouse, maternal or paternal grandparent (paternal only if the father is on the record)1
Restrictions
Open to the public 100 years after birth, but not before the person's death2
Public after
100 years after birth1

More details

Rule direct interest
Rule requires a direct and tangible interest; business firms seeking name lists do not qualify3
Nm births only
The state office issues certificates only for people born in New Mexico1
Death certificates: who holds it
New Mexico Vital Records, Santa Fe only; public health offices do not issue death certificates4
Death certificates: fee
$5 per certified copy, non-refundable search fee4

How New Mexico handles it

  • Birth record opening rule. Birth records stay closed until the person has died, even past 100 years2

Birth certificates in New Mexico 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
Bernalillo CountyNew Mexico Vital Records (state, Department of Health); no county office5—$10 per certified copy (state)5
Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County Health Center6——
San Juan CountySan Juan Public Health Office7—$10 per certified copy, non-refundable search fee8
Sandoval CountyNot the county. New Mexico Vital Records & Health Statistics, (505) 827-01219—$10 per certified copy, non-refundable search fee10
Santa Fe CountyNot issued by the county; NM Vital Records, 1900 S. Saint Francis Drive, Santa Fe, (505) 827-012111—State fee: $10 per certified copy (non-refundable search fee, NM DOH)12

For any other county, see the county list on the New Mexico guide.

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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico: New Mexico 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. Birth CertificatesNM Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  2. NMSA 1978 Chapter 24 Health and SafetyNM Compilation Commission (NMOneSource)checked November 4, 2026
  3. 7.2.2 NMAC Vital Records and Health StatisticsNM State Records Center and Archives (NMAC)checked November 4, 2026
  4. Death CertificatesNM Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Birth CertificatesNew Mexico Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Records & Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  6. Birth/Death CertificatesDoña Ana County Clerkchecked November 4, 2026
  7. County ClerkSan Juan Countychecked November 7, 2026
  8. Birth CertificatesNM Department of Healthchecked November 7, 2026
  9. Birth and Death Records - Sandoval CountySandoval County, New Mexicochecked November 4, 2026
  10. Birth CertificatesNM Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  11. Research/Public Records AccessSanta Fe County, NMchecked November 5, 2026
  12. Birth CertificatesNM Department of Healthchecked November 5, 2026