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Birth Certificates
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General Information
The Birth & Death Records Division of the Wayne County Clerk's office maintains the birth records for cities and townships in Wayne County.
For your convenience, Wayne County has partnered with an independant company, VitalChek Network, Inc.
You can now order and pay for your document requests online, through their website.
- VitalChek charges an additional fee to use their service
- VitalChek accepts all major credit cards, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa.
Order Birth Certificates (for INSIDE the City Of Detroit)
Birth Certificate Application - Detroit OnlyBirth Certificate Application -Detroit Birth Only (Rushed Delivery)Order In-Person (BY APPOINTMENT ONLY [SEE ABOVE])
Please visit our Birth & Death Records Division at:
400 Monroe Street, Suite 605
Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 967-6938
Hours of operation:
Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Order by Mail
Please forward a written request
(along with a copy of Driver's License or State I.D.) to:
Wayne County Clerk's Office
c/o City of Detroit Birth & Death Records Division
400 Monroe St.
Suite 605
Detroit, MI 48226
Order Birth Certificates (for OUTSIDE the City Of Detroit)
Certified copies of birth certificates OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF DETROIT may be obtained in person or by mail. Please print out the appropriate application or forward a written request (along with a copy of Driver's License or State I.D.) to the address below.
Birth Certificate Application Birth Certificate Application (Rushed Delivery)Order In-Person By Appointment
Or Order By Mail
Wayne County Clerk's Office
c/o Wayne County Birth and Death Records Division
400 Monroe St.
Suite 610
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 967-6938
Please Note:
All requests must be written in letter form and must include the signature, phone number, and return address of the individual requesting the record. Additionally, please include the DATE OF BIRTH, FULL NAME AT THE TIME OF BIRTH, and THE CITY OF BIRTH. Please note that valid identification is required [i.e. a driver's license or state I.D. card] for IN PERSON AND MAIL REQUESTS. If no such identification is available, two pieces of other I.D. that require a signature may be used [i.e. a social security card, voter registration card, passport, school I.D., and/or work I.D.]. Identification must be presented at the time of the request. And again, if you are sending a request by mail, A PHOTO-COPY OF YOUR I.D. MUST BE INCLUDED.
Home births may be recorded in our DOWNTOWN office within one year of the birth only if it occurred in a city within Wayne County that DOES NOT register their own births. Otherwise, if a home birth occurred in a city that DOES register its own births, it must be recorded in that office.
Forms for Acknowledgement of Paternity can only be obtained by coming to our DOWNTOWN office location. These forms are used to add the father's name to the birth certificate and/or change the child's name to the father's name.
To make a change or correction to a Michigan Birth Certificate you must do so through the State of Michigan.
Fees for obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate are $24 for the first copy, and $7 for each additional copy of the same record. For senior citizens that are at least 65 years of age and are purchasing THEIR OWN birth certificate, the first certified copy is $2, and it is $3 for each additional copy of the same record. Mail requests must be paid for with a money order or certified check made out to the Wayne County Clerk. NO PERSONAL CHECKS!