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Registry of Vital Records and Statistics (RVRS) service fees
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Certified copies of birth, marriage and death records

In person: Fee
  • Payment by Cash, Check, or Money Order.
  • Processed immediately (in most cases).
  • A certified copy OR an official document stating that the requested record is not on file (Negative Statement).
 $20.00 per copy
By mail: Fee

Standard Mail Request:

  • Payment by Check or Money Order.
  • Processed and shipped within 15-20 business days of receipt of request.
  • A 10-year record search which includes one certified copy OR an official document stating that the requested record is not on file (Negative Statement).
 $32.00 per copy

Expedited Mail Request:

  • Payment by Check or Money Order.
  • Processed and shipped within 10 business days of receipt of request.
  • A 10-year record search which includes one certified copy OR an official document stating that the requested record is not on file (Negative Statement).
 $42.00 per copy
Online/Telephone (through VitalChek): Fee

Standard Online/Telephone Request:

  • $12.00 per order VitalChek fee is included in the first copy cost.
  • Payment via Master Card, Visa, AMEX, or Discover Card.
  • Processed/shipped within 10 business days (see delivery options below).
  • A 10-year record search which includes one certified copy OR an official document stating that the requested record is not on file (Negative Statement).

$54.00 first copy.
$42.00 each additional copy.

Expedited Online/Telephone Request:

  • $12.00 per order VitalChek fee is included in the first copy cost.
  • Payment via Master Card, Visa, AMEX, or Discover Card.
  • Processed and shipped the next business day (see delivery options below).
  • A 10-year record search which includes one certified copy OR an official document stating that the requested record is not on file (Negative Statement).

$62.50 first copy.
$50.50 each additional copy.
Delivery Options for Online/Telephone Requests:  
Standard USPS First Class Mail $0.00
UPS Second Day Shipping $12.50
UPS Next Day Shipping $19.50
UPS Worldwide Inquire with VitalChek for costs

Amendments

Amendments Fee
Amending existing vital record documentation $50.00 per Amendment

 

On-Site Genealogical Research

On-Site Fee
Research and view vital records $4.50 per person/ per ½ hour

Additional Resources

Vital records service fees (English, PDF 141.73 KB)
Vital records service fees (English, DOCX 18.26 KB)

Contact

Phone

Main (617) 740-2600

Online

Amendments vip-amend@state.ma.us
RVRS Customer Service vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us
Delayed records vital.regulation@state.ma.us
Vitals Information Partnership (VIP) vip@state.ma.us
Vitals Information Partnership (VIP) accounts vip-accounts@state.ma.us
Data and Publications vital.datarequest@state.ma.us
RVRS Communications RVRSCommunications@mass.gov

Address

150 Mount Vernon St.
1st Floor
Dorchester, MA 02125
Directions 

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