West Virginia Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates

Walk in Office

Our office is located at 350 Capitol Street, on the corners of Washington and Capitol Street.  For Driving directions, click here
We are located to the right of the lobby.  If no one is at the counter, please ring the bell, and someone will be with you shortly.

What You Will Need

• Identification is Required!
  We accept any one of the following forms of Identification:
  • State Issued Driver's license (can be expired)
  • United States, or Foreign passports
  • Military ID
  • Photo-ID cards from a government sponsored program
  We accept any two following forms of Identification
  • Major Credit Card
  • Motor Vehicle Registration card
  • State Social Services program card
  • A recent utility bill in the name of the person who is requesting the certificate.
  If you do not have any of these forms of ID, exceptions can be granted on a case-by-case basis.
• The Proper Fee
  Our fee is $12 per certificate.  We accept cash, checks, and money orders, but we do not accept credit or debit cards, but there is an ATM machine in the lobby, next to our office.
• The Proper Information
  For Birth certificates, that means the person's
  • Name as it appears on the birth certificate.
  • Date of Birth
  • Mother's full Maiden Name and the Father's full name
  • The city and county of birth
  For Deaths, that means the person's
  • Name as it appears on the death certificate.
  • Date of Death
  • City and county of death
  For Marriages, that means
  • The Full Maiden Name of the Bride
  • The Full Name of the Groom
  • The City and County of marriage
  • the County from which the marriage licenses was obtained, if different
  For Birth resulting in Stillbirth certificates, that means the
  • Name as it appears on the birth resulting in stillbirth certificate.
  • Date of Delivery
  • Mother's full Maiden Name and the Father's full name
  • The city and county of delivery
  
  You may either fill out an application are found here, or wait until you arrive at our office to complete an application.

Please Note:

If the Person who will be picking up a birth certificate is not entitled to the certificate, it may be possible for that person to obtain the certificate if a permission slip is completed and faxed into our office.

A permission slip must be filled out by one of the parents or by person who is named on the birth certificate.  A legible copy of a valid state driver's license must accompany the permission slip. The permission slip must also be signed, dated, and name the person who is picking up the certificate.

Download our permission slip form for detailed instructions.