Get a Birth or Death Certificate

Program Information

Columbus Public Health Office of Vital Statistics strives to provide high quality services, which include:

• Issuing certified copies of certificates for births (occurring in Ohio only) and deaths (occurring in Franklin County, Ohio only) from 1908 to present ($25 per certificate).
• Registering all births, deaths, and fetal deaths occurring in Franklin County.
• Issuing burial permits.
• Assisting single parents with completing "Acknowledgment of Paternity Affidavits."
• Assisting with correcting birth and death certificates issued in Franklin County.

Applications can be submitted online, walk-in, by phone or by mail.