Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS
Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS
Section 181.22 - Fees Charged for Vital Records Services
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The fee for a certified copy or research copy of a birth record is $22.00.
(b) The fee for a certified copy or research copy of a death or fetal death record is $20.00. The fee for each additional copy of the same record requested in the same order is $3.00.
(c) The fee for an heirloom birth certificate is $50.00.
(d) The fee for an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate is $50.00.
(e) The fee for a search of a vital record or information on file within the Vital Statistics Section is $10.00.
(f) The fee for a verification of a birth record is $22.00.
(g) The fee for a verification of a marriage, divorce, or death record is $20.00.
(h) The fee for a photocopy of a marriage license application is $20.00.
(i) The fee for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth is $20.00.
(j) The fee for a file sealed by adoption or parentage determination is $10.00.
(k) The fee for a non-certified copy of an original birth certificate to an adult adoptee is $10.00.
(l) The fee for an identification of the court that granted an adoption is $10.00.
(m) The fee for an amendment to a birth, death, or fetal death record is $15.00.
(n) The fee for a new birth record based on adoption or parentage determination is $25.00.
(o) The fee for a delayed record of birth is $25.00.
(p) The fee for a Paternity Registry inquiry is $10.00.
(q) The fee for an Acknowledgment of Paternity Registry inquiry is $10.00. The fee includes a certified copy of the Acknowledgement of Paternity, if found.
(r) The fee for enrolling in the Central Adoption Registry is $30.00.
(s) The fee for expedited service is $25.00 for each application submission, in addition to required application fees.
(t) The fee for a disinterment permit is $25.00.
(u) The fee for a certified birth record is waived for an applicant who appears in person to obtain a certified copy from the department or a Local Registrar and states the certified record is required for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Transportation Code Chapter 521A.
(v) The fee for a certified copy of a birth record is waived for an applicant who states the applicant is a victim, or child of a victim, of dating or family violence, pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code § 191.00491, who is fleeing a living situation due to dating or family violence and does not have personal identification documents.
