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Missouri birth certificate copy fee: $15
Checked against the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records page on 2026-10-19
This is what the Missouri state vital records office charges for a certified copy of a birth certificate. The official fee wording:
Birth and Fetal Death Records: $15 per record; $15 for each additional copy.
Missouri at a glance
| Per copy | $15, including extra copies |
|---|---|
| Local offices | Same fee as the state bureau |
| State mail time | About 4-8 weeks |
| Mail orders | Must be notarized |
Record types and their fees
| Record | Fee |
|---|---|
| Birth record | $15 per record |
| Each additional copy | $15 |
Who can order a certified copy
Missouri vital records are not open to the general public. State law only allows a certified copy to be issued to a person with a direct and tangible interest in the record, such as the registrant, a family member, a guardian or an official representative.
Processing time: Mail-in requests to Jefferson City can be processed within approximately 4-8 weeks, depending on volume.
County and local offices: Fees for copies are collected by the local agency providing the document, and Missouri says fees for birth and death records are the same as those charged by the Bureau of Vital Records.
- A $15 processing fee applies to a court order to unseal a record, per the same page.
Official sources
- https://health.mo.gov/vital-records-registries/vital-records/order-copy-vital-record — fee table, local agency fees, mail processing time, eligibility, notarized mail requests (checked 2026-10-19)
General information copied from the official page, not legal advice. Fees change; if the state page shows a different amount, the state page is correct — please tell us.