Beginning March 1, 2011, applicants must show identification when requesting certified copies of a vital record at the state health department. Mail-in requests must be notarized by an acceptable notary public.
Certified copies of Missouri Birth and Death Certificates can obtained at the Livingston County Health Center. Records are available for birth records dating back to 1920. Death records are available dating back to 1980. For records prior to those years you will need to contact Vital Records in Jefferson City in order to obtain a copy.
To request a birth or death certificate from the health center, you may download the application and submit it in person at our offices, located at 800 Adam Drive or mail it in. The cost of each birth certificate is $15.00. Death certificates are $13.00 for the first copy, and $10.00 for each additional copy. Checks should be made payable to Livingston County Health Center.
DEATH RECORDS 1910-1960
Records of deaths occuring in Missouri from 1910 through 1960 are available at the Missouri State Archives. Death certificates contain valuable information for family historians and researchers. The Missouri Death Certificate Database, containing death records created after 1910 and over 50 years old, makes that information available online through a searchable index that links to a digitized image of the original death certificate.
The index can be searched by first name and last name, county, and by year and month. Once a name is selected, a digitized image of the original certificate can be retrieved.
OBTAINING OUT OF STATE VITAL RECORDS
Births, deaths, marriages and divorces occurring in states other than Missouri must be obtained from the state where the event took place. More information about out-of-state birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates can be found on the National Center for Health Statistics web site, “Where to Write For Vital Records.”
