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**Mississippi**

**Event:** Birth 

**Cost of copy:** $12.00,    Short form: $7.00

**Address:**    Vital Records    State Department of Health    2423 North State Street    Jackson, MS 39216 

**Remarks:** State office    has had records since 1912. Full copies of birth certificates obtained within 1 year after    the event are $7.00. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $3.00 each    for birth; $2.00 each for death and marriage. For out-of-State requests only bank or    postal money orders are accepted and should be made payable to **Mississippi State    Department of Health**. Personal checks are accepted only for in-State requests. To    verify current fees, the telephone number is **(601) 576-7981**. A recorded    message may be reached on **(601) 576-7450**. 

**Event:** Death 

**Cost of copy:** $10.00 

**Address:**    Vital Records    State Department of Health    2423 North State Street    Jackson, MS 39216 

**Remarks:** State office    has had records since 1912. Full copies of birth certificates obtained within 1 year after    the event are $7.00. Additional copies of same record ordered at same time are $3.00 each    for birth; $2.00 each for death and marriage. For out-of-State requests only bank or    postal money orders are accepted and should be made payable to **Mississippi State    Department of Health**. Personal checks are accepted only for in-State requests. To    verify current fees, the telephone number is **(601) 576-7981**. A recorded    message may be reached on **(601) 576-7450**. 

**Event:** Marriage (State) 

**Cost of copy:** $10.00 

**Address:**    Vital Records    State Department of Health    2423 North State Street    Jackson, MS 39216 

**Remarks:** Statistical    records only from January 1926 to July 1, 1938, and since January 1942. 

**Event:** Marriage (county)    

**Cost of copy:** $3.00 

**Address:** See remarks 

**Remarks:** Circuit Clerk    in county where license was issued. 

**Event:** Divorce (State) 

**Cost of copy:** See    remarks 

**Address:**    Vital Records    State Department of Health    2423 North State Street    Jackson, MS 39216 

**Remarks:** Records since    January 1926. Certified copies are not available from State office. Index search only    available at $6.00 for each 5-year increment. Book and page number for county record    provided. 

**Event:** Divorce (county) 

**Cost of copy:** Varies 

**Address:** See remarks 

**Remarks:** Chancery Clerk    in county where divorce was granted.

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This page last reviewed August 25, 2000

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