Birth Certificates

Florida birth certificates are issued through the Vital Statistics Office at the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County (DOH-Charlotte).

In Person Orders:

For a certified copy of a birth certificate stop by our location listed below. 

The cost for a birth certificate is $12.00 for each certificate.  A legal photo ID is required. 

Office of Vital Records, Charlotte 
1100 Loveland Boulevard 
Port Charlotte, FL 33980 
(941) 624-7200 
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

Orders by Mail:

To order by mail, send an application to the DOH-Charlotte office, as listed above. A copy of a legal photo ID is required along with the application, payment, and stamped self-addressed envelope. 

Application for Florida Birth Record

Orders Online:

Many companies not affiliated with the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics have official looking websites and offer their services to order vital record certificates. If a website relating to vital record certificates does not contain .gov in it's web address, it is NOT an official government website. 

VitalChek.com is the ONLY contracted vendor with the State of Florida authorized to provide these services.  

Please be careful sharing your personal information with any other company. 

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