| Fee: $15.00 Notes:
State office has records of births and deaths that occurred and were filed with the state since 1867. Some of the records (especially pre-1906 births and pre-1897 deaths) were not filed with the state.
Fees are $15.00 for the search and first certified copy of any birth, death, marriage, divorce or Affidavit of Parentage. Exception is Senior Citizen ($7.00) requesting their own birth record. Additional copies of any record are $5.00 each.
Records of Detroit births occurring since 1893 and deaths since 1897 may be obtained from the city of Detroit Health Department.
Contact Information
Vital Records Request
P.O. Box 30721
Lansing, MI 48909
WWW: http://www.michigan.gov/mdch
Phone: 517-335-8666
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Personal check or money order should be made payable to State of Michigan.
Michigan birth records are restricted documents and are available only to eligible individuals. A photocopy of an eligible individual's photo identification (state driver's license, state personal ID card, Military ID, etc.) is required to be send in, along with the application and appropriate fee. |