Wisconsin law requires that applications for copies of birth certificates include both a signature and the appropriate fees. Therefore, the Vital Records Office cannot accept applications for information from or copies of birth certificates through this Web site or email.
Identification is required to pick up certified copies of birth certificates in person.
Expired identification will not be accepted. Current residential lease, or Recent bill with address. You do not have to present identification if the certificate copies are mailed to you. There is no additional charge for postage. Because of the high demand for copies of birth certificates, requests for uncertified copies are not completed on the same schedule as certified copies.