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=== Division of Vital Records === | === Division of Vital Records === | ||
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene<br>6764-B Reisterstown Road<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21215 USA<br>Telephone: 410-764-3038 | Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene<br>6764-B Reisterstown Road<br>Baltimore, Maryland 21215 USA<br>Telephone: 410-764-3038<br>Internet: [http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/home.aspx VSA Home] How to request BMD certificates; Quick links; New; Vital statistics; FAQ; General info; and MD-EDRS (online death registration). | ||
:The Division of Vital Records issues certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates for events that occurred in Maryland. Photo-I.D. is required. You can apply by mail or in-person. For an additional fee you could also make online requests through the private company [https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/maryland/maryland-vital-records VitalCheck.com]. Fees may differ for certificates issued at local (county or city) Health Departments.<ref>[http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/apps.aspx Vital Records General Information] in ''Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygience'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref> Statewide registration began for births and deaths in 1898; for marriages in 1777. Local vital records may exist before those dates but would be spotty.<br><br> | :The Division of Vital Records issues certified copies of birth, death, and marriage certificates for events that occurred in Maryland. Photo-I.D. is required. You can apply by mail or in-person. For an additional fee you could also make online requests through the private company [https://www.vitalchek.com/vital-records/maryland/maryland-vital-records VitalCheck.com]. Fees may differ for certificates issued at local (county or city) Health Departments.<ref>[http://dhmh.maryland.gov/vsa/Pages/apps.aspx Vital Records General Information] in ''Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygience'' (accessed 24 April 2017).</ref> Statewide registration began for births and deaths in 1898; for marriages in 1777. Local vital records may exist before those dates but would be spotty.<br><br> | ||