Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 181 - VITAL STATISTICS › Subchapter B - VITAL RECORDS › Section 181.22 - Fees Charged for Vital Records Services

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The fee for a certified or research copy
				  of a birth record shall be $10.00. Additional copies shall be $10.00 for each
				  copy requested.
(b) The fee for a
				  certified or research copy of a death certificate shall be $10.00 for the first
				  or only copy requested, and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same record
				  requested in the same request.
(c)
				  A surcharge of $2.00 shall be added to the fee for searching and issuing each
				  certified copy of a certificate of birth, or conducting a search for a
				  certificate of birth, as mandated by the Texas Health and Safety Code, §
										191.0045.
(d) The fee for issuing each heirloom birth
				  certificate, or gift certificate for such, shall be $50.00. If a record is not
				  found, $38.00 of the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
(e) The fee for issuing each wedding
				  anniversary certificate or gift certificate for such shall be $50.00.
(f) The fee to search for any record or
				  information on file within the Vital Statistics Section shall be $10.00,
				  regardless of whether a certified copy is issued or not.
(g) The fee for a search to verify the
				  existence of a birth or death record shall be $10.00.
(h) The fee for a search to verify a marriage
				  or divorce record shall be $10.00.
(i) The fee for a search and identification
				  of the court that granted an adoption shall be $10.00.
(j) The fee for filing an amendment to an
				  existing certificate of birth or death on file with the Vital Statistics
				  Section shall be $15.00. An amendment to a certificate includes adding
				  information to a record to make it complete and changing information on a
				  record to make it correct. An additional fee is required to issue a certified
				  copy of the amended record.
(k) The
				  fee for filing an amendment based on a court ordered name change shall be
				  $15.00.
(l) The fee for a new birth
				  record based upon adoption or parentage determination shall be
				  $25.00.
(m) The fee for filing a
				  delayed record of birth shall be $25.00.
(n) The fee for a search of the Paternity
				  Registry shall be $10.00. The fee includes a certification stating whether or
				  not the requested information is located in the Registry.
(o) The fee for a search of the
				  Acknowledgment of Paternity Registry shall be $10.00. The fee includes a
				  certified copy of the Acknowledgement of Paternity, if found.
(p) Each person applying to the Central
				  Adoption Registry shall pay a registration fee of $30.00, which includes the
				  $5.00 fee for determining if an agency that operates its own registry was
				  involved in the adoption. (Also see §
										181.44
				  of this title (relating to the Inquiry Through the Central Index).)
(q) The fee charged for an expedited service
				  shall be $5.00 per request in addition to any other fee required. Expedited
				  service is any service requested via fax or overnight mail service. The
				  expedited fee is nonrefundable if a record or the information requested is not
				  found.
(r) The fee for the
				  processing and issuance of a disinterment permit shall be $25.00. The fee is to
				  be paid by the applicant for the permit, and must be submitted with the
				  application.
(s) A Texas Online fee
				  of $10.00 shall be added to all requests for birth, death, marriage, and
				  divorce record searches and document production.
(t) Except as provided in subsection (c) of
				  this section, the fee for a certified record that otherwise is required under
				  this section is waived for an applicant who appears in person to obtain a
				  certified copy from the department or a Local Registrar and represents that the
				  certified record is required for the purpose of obtaining an election
				  identification certificate issued pursuant to Transportation Code, Chapter
				  521A.
(u) The fee for a certified
				  birth record is waived for an applicant who represents the applicant is a
				  victim, or child of a victim, of dating or family violence, pursuant to Texas
				  Health and Safety Code § 191.00491, who is fleeing a living situation due
				  to dating or family violence and does not have personal identification
				  documents.