Vital records are birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates; however, the Lincoln County Health Department only handles birth and death certificates. We can provide certified copies of birth certificates for anyone born in the state of Washington after 1921 and certified copies of death certificates for any death in Washington state after August 2012. Copies can be ordered in person or electronically and can be picked up at the LCHD office or mailed.
Vital Records
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Certified copies of birth certificates can be ordered from the LCHD 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 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.
- Complete a Lincoln County birth certificate application.
- Gather appropriate documentation of your qualifying relationship.
- Submit the completed application, copies of your identification and relationship documentation, and fee payment to LCHD.
- Documents can be submitted via mail or in-person.
- Electronic submission is allowed, but LCHD is not liable for security related to the submission. **Secure electronic request capacity is coming in 2024!**
- Payment can be made via 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 VitalChek. Only qualified people who can prove a relationship are able to order death 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. Death certificates 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 a Death Certificate
Ordering a death certificate can be completed in-person at the LCHD office in Davenport, through the mail, or electronically when 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.
- Complete a Lincoln County death certificate application.
- Gather appropriate documentation of your qualifying relationship.
- Submit the completed application, copies of your identification and relationship documentation, and fee payment to LCHD.
- Documents can be submitted via mail or in-person.
- Electronic submission is allowed, but LCHD is not liable for security related to the submission. **Secure electronic request capacity is coming in 2024!**
- Payment can be made via 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.
VitalChek is the only Washington state approved vendor to supply vital records. Vital records outside of the timelines (births prior to 1922 and deaths prior to August 2012) as well as for those outside of Washington State can be ordered via their website. VitalChek is not associated with LCHD, thus we have no control over fees, timelines, or other faucets related to their services. For questions you can contact VitalChek via email or by visiting their website.