New York State Dept Of Health Vital Records Section

If you have questions or comments you may contact new york state vital records by email at vr health ny gov or by telephone toll free at 855 322 1022.

New york state dept of health vital records section.

Birth death certificates and marriage divorce records. Department of health announces new regulations requiring increased and postmortem covid 19 and influenza testing to ensure data integrity. Please note we cannot provide a record or verify the existence or facts of a record based on email requests. The new york state department of health bureau of vital records provides birth and marriage records from 1881 death records from 1880 and divorce records from 1963.

New york state department of health announces revisions to nursing homes visitation guidelines august 31 2020. New york state vital records does not maintain records filed in albany buffalo. Divorce records are maintained for the entire state including the five boroughs of new york city. Due to the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 this location is closed until further notice.

Compliance with the law was incomplete until 1913 or even later. Two levels of service are offered. New york began statewide registration of births marriages and deaths vital records in 1880 81 under supervision of the state and local boards of health. Is available for an additional fee see fees below.

Therefore certificates are lacking for many events. Certified copies of birth death marriage and divorce certificates may be ordered directly from the new york state department of health vital records section. New copies may be obtained or changes may be made by visiting a walk in center or calling.