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How to order an Oregon birth certificate

Who holds it: Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (state vital records office, Portland). Most county vital records offices (county health department or county clerk) issue birth certificates only for about six months after the event.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. Related records in Oregon
  4. How Oregon handles it
  5. Birth certificates in Oregon counties with a full guide
  6. Official warnings
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Fee

$25 computer-issued (short form) or $30 full-image (long form) birth certificate from OHA; $25 each additional; VitalChek online total $47.50 for first computer-issued copy (+$5 full image), phone $49.20; in-person $28.2

Who may order

Restricted for 100 years: the registrant, spouse, state-registered domestic partner, parent, child, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, legal guardian or legal representative, authorized representative, or government agency; applicant 18+ (15+ for own birth record).3

How to search and order

How to order
VitalChek (official vendor) online/phone, mail to Oregon Vital Records, PO Box 14050, Portland OR 97293, drop box or in-person appointment at 800 NE Oregon St, Portland; county vital records office within 6 months of birth.4

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Signed application, identity documentation (one government photo ID or three other IDs, or electronic ID check) and evidence of eligibility required. After 100 years births become historic and are to be transferred to the State Archives (ORS 432.295).3
Death certificates: who holds it
Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics (records from 1903); county vital records offices for about six months after the death.5
Death certificates: fee
$25 per certificate (short or long form); $25 each additional; VitalChek online $47.50 total for the first; phone $49.20; in person $28. Unknown date: $25 covers 5 years, +$1 per extra year.5
Older records: vital records public
Vital records become historic (open) after 100 years for births and 50 years for deaths, marriages and divorces (for events after 1914/1964) and are to be transferred to the State Archives; Archives sells uncertified copies of some.3

How Oregon handles it

  • County vital records offices issue birth and death certificates only for about six months after the event; afterwards only the state Center for Health Statistics2

Birth certificates in Oregon 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
Benton CountyBenton County Health Department - Vital Records6——
Clackamas CountyPublic Health, Vital Records office7—$25 per copy, plus vendor fees if ordered online7
Deschutes CountyDeschutes County Health Services - Vital Records8——
Douglas CountyDouglas County Clerk, Vital Records Division9—$25 per copy9
Jackson CountyJackson County Vital Records10—$25.00 per copy (county office)10
Josephine CountyJosephine County Public Health11——
Lane CountyPublic Health: Vital Records12—$25.00 per certificate12
Linn CountyLinn County Health Services - Vital Records13——
Marion CountyMarion County Health & Human Services – Vital Statistics14—$25 per certified copy (non-refundable once searched)14
Multnomah CountyWithin 6 months of birth: Multnomah County Vital Records, $25 per copy ($7 online processing fee per order)15——
Polk CountyPolk County Public Health - Vital Records16—$25 per certified copy17
Umatilla CountyUmatilla County Public Health: Vital Records and Statistics18—$25 computer-issued (short form) or $30 full-image (long form) birth certificate from OHA; $25 each additional; VitalChek online total $47.50 for first computer-issued copy (+$5 full image), phone $49.20; in-person $28.19
Washington CountyWashington County Vital Records20—$25 per certified birth record (county, within about six months of birth)20
Yamhill CountyYamhill County Public Health - Vital Records21—$25 per copy22

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

Official warnings

  • Third-party vendors charging high fees for birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates (Oregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statistics)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 Oregon 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 Oregon: Oregon 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. Oregon Vital Records and CertificatesOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  2. Order a Birth CertificateOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  3. ORS Chapter 432 Vital StatisticsOregon State Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
  4. Vital Records FeesOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Order a Death CertificateOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 4, 2026
  6. Vital RecordsBenton County Health Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  7. How to Get a Birth Certificate | Clackamas CountyClackamas County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Birth CertificatesDeschutes County Health Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  9. Vital RecordsDouglas County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Vital Records (Public Health)Jackson Countychecked November 4, 2026
  11. Public Records Request FormJosephine Countychecked November 7, 2026
  12. Vital RecordsLane County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Vital Records - Linn County Health ServicesLinn County Health Serviceschecked November 4, 2026
  14. Vital StatisticsMarion Countyarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  15. Birth and Death Certificates (Multnomah County Vital Records)Multnomah Countychecked November 4, 2026
  16. DepartmentsPolk County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  17. Vital RecordsPolk County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  18. How Do I menuUmatilla County, Oregonchecked November 7, 2026
  19. Order a Birth CertificateOregon Health Authority, Center for Health Statisticschecked November 7, 2026
  20. Birth RecordsWashington County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  21. DepartmentsYamhill County, Oregonchecked November 4, 2026
  22. Birth & Death CertificatesYamhill County Public Healthchecked November 4, 2026