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Rhode Island Birth Certificates

Cost for copies: $15.00

Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097

Remarks: State office keeps birth records for 100 years. For earlier records, write to the city/town clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.

Personal check or money order should be made payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (401) 222-2811. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at www.health.ri.gov/topics/vital.htm.

Rhode Island Death Certificates

Cost for copies: $15.00

Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097

Remarks: State office keeps death records for 50 years. For earlier records, write to the city/town clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.

Personal check or money order should be made payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (401) 222-2811. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at www.health.ri.gov/topics/vital.htm.

Rhode Island Marriage Certificates

Cost for copies: $15.00

Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097

State office keeps marriage records for 100 years. For earlier records, write to the city/town clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.

Personal check or money order should be made payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (401) 222-2811. This will be a recorded message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via the Internet at www.health.ri.gov/topics/vital.htm.

Rhode Island Divorce Records

Cost for copies: $3.00

Clerk of Family Court
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903


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