How to Find Minnesota Vital Records

Minnesota vital records include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Find out how you can best get the MN vital records you want and approximately how much these records will cost you.

Minnesota, known as the 'North Star State', has an estimated population of  5,132,799 (year 2005 estimates). Now that creates a lot of vital records doesn't it? When we speak of vital records, we are really talking about four main life events: birth, death marriage, and divorce. You can thus imagine that everyday, thousands of these records are created so if you are looking for a specific MN vital record, the chances of it being found fast depends on how much data you provide and how accurate these information are.

MN Vital Records - What You Should Provide

Before you set off in your search for that MN vital record, do you have the following information in hand?

• The complete name of the person whose vital record is being located.

• County, city or town where the birth, death, marriage or divorce took place.

• Exact (or approximate) birth, death , marriage or divorce dates.

• The requesters' relationship to the individuals whose records they're asking for.

• Your (requester) full name, signature and contact details.

• Your reason for requesting copies of the records.

How Much Will Minnesota Vital Records Cost You?

Following is a quick rundown of approximately how much is required to get copies of pertinent vital records in Minnesota from the resource mentioned below.

Copy of Birth Record - $14.00 (additional copies at $8.00 each).

Copy of Death Record - $11.00 (additional copies at $5.00 each)

Minnesota birth and death records are on file from the date January 1900 onwards. For copies of records dating earlier, you can approach the Local Registrar in the county where the birth or death occurred.

Copy of State Marriage Record - rate varies depending on where the marriage occurred (records available are from January 1958 onwards).

Copy of County Marriage Record - $8.00. Place your request for the marriage record with the Local Registrar in the county where the marriage license was issued.

Copy of State Divorce Record -  rate varies depending on where the divorce occurred (records available are from January 1970 onwards).

Copy of County Divorce Record - $10.00. Place your request for the divorce record with the Local Registrar in the county where the marriage license was issued.

* Fees are quoted as of this writing. To check for any changes, pls. call the number cited below.

Useful Minnesota Vital Records Resource

Minnesota Department of Health
Section of Vital Statistics
717 Delaware Street, SE
P.O. Box 9441
Minneapolis, MN 55440

Tel: (612) 676-5120

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