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About Florida Vital Reports

Vital Statistics consists of official records of birth, death, fetal death, marriage, and dissolution of marriage. These documents are necessary for just administration of our law as well as the protection of personal rights. In addition, the statistical information from these reports have great importance to public health and also additional organizations.

You might need certified copies of such records for passports, college entrance, work, evidence of citizenship, governmental benefits or even insurance

The necessity for exact stats data on epidemics and the factors behind death was essential in developing our present-day vital statistics registration method. Ahead of 1899, a number of cities enacted laws seeking the saving of vital events and also provided their very own system for doing so. The City of Key West has the oldest known documents, going back to 1865. A legislation was introduced in 1927 providing for the centralization of marriage and divorce data. At the moment, the Bureau of Vital Statistics holds over 25 million vital recordsIf the event you are requesting occurred in Florida, you can find accreditations in the following particular places:

Neighborhood County Health Departments

You could obtain a duplicate of a birth, death or fetal death record through your nearby County Health Department. Counties possess computer accessibility from 1917 to present for birth records for the entire state in addition to births that happened in their own county. Your Local County Web sites http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/county-health-departments/find-a-county-health-department/index.html