Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 216 - Department of health
Chapter 10 - Public Health Administration
Subchapter 10 - Registries
Part 1 - Rules and Regulations Governing Vital Records
Section 216-RICR-10-10-1.43 - Fees

a. For a search of two (2) consecutive calendar years under one (1) name and for issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of birth, fetal death, death, or marriage, or a certification of birth, or a certification that the record cannot be found, the fee is as set forth in Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter. For each duplicate copy of a certificate or certification issued at the same time, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter;

b. For each additional calendar year search, if applied for at the same time or within three (3) months of the original request and if proof of payment for the basic search is submitted, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter;

c. For providing expedited service, the additional handling fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter;

d. For processing of adoptions, legitimations, or paternity determinations as specified in R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 23-3-14 and 23-3-15, there shall be a fee as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter.

e. For making authorized corrections, alterations, and additions, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter; provided, no fee shall be collected for making authorized corrections or alterations and additions on records filed before one (1) year of the date on which the event recorded has occurred.

f. For examination of documentary proof and the filing of a delayed record, a fee as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter, and in addition to that fee, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter, for the issuance of a certified copy of a delayed record.

a. For a search of two (2) consecutive calendar years under one (1) name and for issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of birth, fetal death, death, delayed birth, or marriage, or a certification of birth or a certification that the record cannot be found, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter. For each duplicate copy of a certificate or certification issued at the same time, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter.

b. For each additional calendar year search, if applied for at the same time or within three (3) months of the original request and if proof of payment for the basic search is submitted, the fee is as set forth in the Fee Structure for Licensing, Laboratory and Administrative Services Provided by the Department of Health, Subchapter 05 Part 2 of this Chapter.