Welcome to the Mercer County Health District Birth and Death Certificate online ordering system. Requests will be processed between Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm.
GETTING A BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE
Birth Certificates
New Birth Certificates
Death Certificates
Attention Applicants
Social Security Numbers on Death Certificates
Per Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3705.23(5): For the first five years after a decedent’s death, a decedent’s social security number shall not be included on a certified copy of the decedent’s death certificate unless that information is specifically requested to be on the certified copy. Relationship restrictions apply and the acceptable proof is required; for details, view the Social Security Number Guidelines and Addendum Form (PDF), effective October 15, 2015.
To begin the order process, click on the links on the left
Certified Birth Certificate | $28.00 each copy |
Certified Death Certificate | $28.00 each copy |
* An additional Non-Refundable $5 Service and Credit Card Processing Fee will be applied to all online orders
Standard Shipping |
$0.68 |
Priority Shipping |
$9.85 |
Expedited (Overnight) Shipping |
$30.45 |
Shipping is through the USPS. Please allow 7-10 business days for Standard Shipping after the application has been approved.
Expedited (Overnight) Shipping - The application must be submitted before 12:00pm (noon) in order to be delivered the next day.
For Standard Shipping orders through the USPS, MCHD is not responsible for the record once it leaves our office. If the record is delayed or does not arrive to the recipient, it is the recipient’s responsibility to reorder. MCHD will not replace vital records lost in the mail. Priority and Overnight orders include a tracking number that can be provided upon request
Attention Applicants: If you have selected to 'pick-up' the certificate and the person picking up is different than the Requestor that is listed on the application, please type that name into the 'Special Instructions' field on Step 4 of the application.
Mercer County Health District
220 W. Livingston St B152
Celina, OH 45822
Phone: 419-586-3251
Fax: 419-586-2583
Email: vitals@mchdohio.org
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