Relationship to the person named on the document, if you are calling on behalf of someone else. Purpose for requesting the birth certificate. Your mailing address and daytime telephone number. Credit card name, number and expiry date. Note that in Kansas original birth certificates are available for adult adoptees.
Many states have downloadable forms for document requests.
Most of those forms are PDF files, which require Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download Adobe Acrobat Reader at no charge. Press this button to download Adobe Acrobat Reader. Some forms are HTML documents, so in that case use your browser's print function to print the form on your printer. We recommend getting the forms and filling them out, even if requesting the birth certificate by phone, as you will have all the information required by your birth state readily available when you make the phone call.