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Vital Records

Vital Records

The Lincoln County Health Department only manages birth and death certificates. We provide certified copies of birth certificates for individuals born in Washington state after 1921 and certified copies of death certificates for deaths occurring in Washington state after August 2012. Copies can be ordered either in person or electronically and may be collected at the LCHD office or sent by mail.

Certified copies of can be ordered from the Lincoln County Health Department for births occurring in Washington state after 1921. Birth certificates prior to 1921 must be ordered from VITALCHEK.

ONLY qualified people who can prove a relationship are able to order birth certificates. This is to protect personal identification information and prevent identity theft. When you apply for a certificate, you will have to provide documentation of the qualifying relationship in addition to supplying a copy of your identification.

  • How to order a birth certificate
    • Ordering a birth certificate can be completed in-person at the LCHD office in Davenport, through the mail, or electronically when followed up with a call for payment. Certificates are $25.00 per copy. If you need a copy immediately, ordering at the office will allow you to leave with a certificate, in most cases.
    • Step By Step:
      • Complete a Lincoln County birth certificate application
      • Submit the completed application, copies of your identification and relationship documentation, and fee payment to LCHD.
        • Documents can be submitted by mail or in-person.
        • Payment can be made by check, cash, money order, or card. Any card payments will incur a $2.50 fee
      • Receive your certificate copies.
        • Copies can be picked up at the LCHD office in Davenport.
        • Copies can be mailed to you for an additional $3.00 per certificate mailing fee.

Certified copies of death certificates can be ordered at LCHD for all Washington state deaths after August 2012. For deaths prior to this, death certificates can be ordered through VITALCHECK.

ONLY qualified people who can prove a relationship are able to order death certificates. This is to protect personal information and prevent identity theft. When you apply for a certificate, you will have to provide documentation of the qualifying relationship in addition to supplying a copy of identification.

Death certificated allow for more relationships than birth certificates due to the nature of the document, but some have specific time limits. Specifics on these relationships can be found on the application.

  • How to order Death Certificates
    • Ordering a death certificate can be completed in-person at the LCHD office in Davenport, through the mail, or electronically when you followed up with a call for fee payment. Certificates are $25.00 per copy. If you need a copy immediately ordering at the office will allow you to leave with a certificate in most cases.
    • Step-by-Step
      • Complete a Lincoln County death certificate application.
      • Submit the completed application, copies of your identification and relationship documentation and fee payment to LCHD
        • Documents can be submitted by mail or in-person
        • Electronic submission is allowed but LCHD is not liable for security related to the submission.
        • Payment can be made by check, cash, money order, and card. Any card payments will incur a $2.50 fee.
      • Receive your certificate copy
      • Copies can be picked up at the LCHD office in Davenport
      • Copies can be mailed to you for an additional $3.00 per certificate mailing fee