Maryland Vital Records: Birth: Difference between revisions

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==== Department of Health & Mental Hygiene - Division of Vital Records  ====
==== Department of Health & Mental Hygiene - Division of Vital Records  ====


From Aug 1898 to the present (January 1975 for the City of Baltimore), records and indexes for births can be ordered from the [http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/lifeevents/birth&deathcert.htm Division of Vital Records.] However, they are unable to issue certificates for genealogical purposes. If you are not directly related to the individual, you must order the birth certificate from the Maryland State Archives.  
Birth certificates from 1898 or beginning in 1875 for Baltimore City to the present can be ordered from the [http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/lifeevents/birth&deathcert.htm Division of Vital Records.] However, they are unable to issue certificates for genealogical purposes. If you are not immediately related to the individual, you must order the birth certificate from the Maryland State Archives.  


'''Records are restricted for 100 years after the date of birth unless you are:'''  
'''Records are restricted for 100 years after the date of birth unless you are:'''  
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