Birth Certificates
Birth Certificates
Applications can be processed in Person or by Mail
To download the Birth Certificate Application, click here
Requests Made in Person
- Must have proper ID
- Cost $10.00 per Certified Birth Certificate with a raised seal
- Method of payment (cash or credit card)
Requests by Mail
- Download and print Form Birth Certificate Application (pdf format)
- Photo Copy of proper ID
- Cost $10.00 per Certified Birth Certificate with a raised seal
- Method of Payment (Money Order drafted payable “City Clerk”)
- Enclosed a self-addressed stamped envelope
Who is eligible to obtain a birth certificate copy?
- The person named on the birth certificate
- A parent of the person named on the birth certificate (requesting parent’s name must be on birth certificate)
- Only by order of a New York State Court may a spouse, child or other persons obtain a copy of a birth certificate
Identification Requirements:
Application must be submitted with copies of either A or B
- One (1) of the following forms of valid photo-ID
- Driver license
- Non-driver ID
- Passport
- Employment ID
- Two (2) of the following showing the applicant’s name and address
- Utility or telephone bills
- Letter from a government agency dated within the last six (6) months