Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave. MS #11VRS
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134-0308
Phone: (860) 509-7700
Fax: (860) 509-7964
If requesting a State issued certificate, a personal check or money order should be made payable to the Treasurer, State of Connecticut. Or, a personal check or money order made payable to the clerk of the town/city where the birth occurred. Call first to verify current fees. All requests must be accompanied by a photocopy of the requestor's drivers license.
Dates: From July 1, 1897 (state), earlier birth records at town or city level
Cost of copy: $15.00 (state issued), $5.00 (city/town issued)
Comments: State law restricts access to birth records less than 100 years old to the registrant, immediate family members or others representing a tangible interest in the record.
Application for Connecticut Birth Certificate
* Earlier Connecticut birth records, many dating back to 1700s, are available from the town or city of birth.
Dates: July 1, 1897 (state), earlier death records at town or city level
Cost of copy: $5.00
Comments: Connecticut death records are available to the general public (anyone over 18 years of age). With your request, include at least the following information: the full legal name of the deceased, approximate date of death and the town in which the death occurred.
Application for Connecticut Death Certificate
* Earlier Connecticut death records are available from the town or city of birth.
Dates: July 1, 1897 (state), earlier death records at town or city level
Cost of Copy: $5.00
Comments: Connecticut marriage certificates are open to the general public (anyone over 18 years of age). With your request, include at least the names of the wife and husband, the approximate date of marriage and the city or town in which the marriage took place.
Application for Connecticut Marriage Certificate
* Earlier Connecticut marriage records are available from the town or city of birth.
Dates: Varies
Cost of copy: Varies
Comments: For a certificate of Dissolution of Marriage or Civil Union contact the Clerk of Superior Court where the dissolution of marriage/civil union was granted. The State Office of Vital Records does not record dissolution decrees and cannot issue certified copies.
