Birth and Death Records

Kent City Health Department (KCHD) Vital Statistics office issues certified copies of filed Ohio birth and death certificates;1909-present per Ohio Revised Code Section 3705.23.

Vital Statistics fees for each certified copy issued is $24.00, per Ohio Revised Code 3705.242.
Forms of personal identification are not needed to request birth certificates.
New death certificates and newborn birth certificates can take 2 weeks or longer to become available.
All sales are final after certificate issuance, no refunds allowed.
Online orders not picked up after 30 days risk being destroyed.
KCHD is not responsible for USPS mail delays or lost mail, or any shipping agency services.

Please review ordering options and information from the dropdowns below.

Public Requests Online- For Easy Pick Up/Will Call or To Be Shipped

For filed birth or death events that occurred in any county in Ohio.

Order for In Person Pick Up/Will Call

FASTEST! Normally, the same business day. Place your order, and upon notification of issuance, come pick it up. Office Hours: Open 8am until 4pm Monday - Friday (closed most holidays).
Order Pick Up Location: 201 E. Erie St., 2nd Floor, Kent, OH 44240. Kent Central Gateway Bldg./PARTA "Use WEST side Entrances Only". Covered public parking garage- 15 minutes is free or use any available metered street parking.

Order To Be Shipped

Regular USPS Mail- First Class Untraceable
UPS Express- Option provided by VitalChek with Tracking Number

All sales are final after certificate issuance; no refunds allowed.

KCHD is not responsible for USPS mail delivery or lost mail, or any shipping agency services.

Online order transactions are charged to valid bank cards by VitalChek. Any convenience or credit card fees charged are non-refundable upon order submittal.

Public Requests Other- Submit by Mail or In Person

For filed birth or death events that occurred in any county in Ohio.

Print, review, complete and submit the Application for Certified Copies- Birth Record (PDF) or Application for Certified Copies- Death Record (PDF).

Submit by Mail - Include a large self-addressed stamped/postage paid return envelope

- Mailing Address
  Kent City Health Department
  Attn: Vital Statistics
  201-G E. Erie St.
  Kent, Ohio 44240

Submit in Person - Monday-Friday by 3:30pm. Office Hours: Open 8am until 4pm
- Debit/credit cards accepted
- Exact cash (bills only) also accepted $24 per certificate
- ID is not required to request an Ohio birth certificate

Vital Statistics Office Location: 201 E. Erie St. 2nd Floor, Kent, OH 44240
Kent Central Gateway Bldg./PARTA "Use WEST side Entrances Only".
Covered public parking garage- 15 minutes is free or use any available metered street parking.

All sales are final after certificate issuance, no refunds allowed.

KCHD is not responsible for USPS mail delivery or lost mail, or any shipping agency services.

Funeral Homes

Place an order for in person pick up or to be shipped.

Order for In Person Pick Up/Will Call

KCHD Vital Statistics Office is located on the 2nd Floor of the Kent Central Gateway/PARTA Bus Terminal Building- West Entrance Only. Corner of E. Erie St. / S. Depeyster St. 30-minute parking is on the 4th level WEST SIDE of the parking garage. Enter from S. Depeyster St. 15 minutes free or use any available metered street parking.

Order To Be Shipped

KCHD is not responsible for USPS mail delivery or lost mail, or any shipping agency services.

Certified copy orders can also be submitted in-person 8am until 3:30pm Monday-Friday or through the mail; please print, complete:

Application for Certified Copies- Death Record (PDF).

Mail orders must include a large self-address stamped return envelope

All sales are final after certificate issuance, no refunds allowed.

Online order transactions are charged to valid bank cards by VitalChek. Any convenience and credit card fees charged are non-refundable upon order submittal.

Normal Office Hours
8am until 4pm
Monday - Friday
(Closed most Holidays)

Fax: 330-678-8236

NOTICE: KCHD Vital Statistics office will be closed as follows:
(No special closures currently scheduled)

NOTE: Pursuant to ORC 3705.29 (A) (3) No person shall purposely obtain, possess, use, sell, furnish, or attempt to obtain, possess, use, sell or furnish to another for the purpose of deception any certificate, record, or report required by this chapter or certified copy of it that relates to the birth/death of another person, whether living or dead.

Social Security Numbers on Death Certificates:
Per Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3705.23(5): For the first five years after a decedent’s death, a decedent’s social security number shall not be included on a certified copy of the decedent’s death certificate unless that information is specifically requested to be on the certified copy. Relationship restrictions apply and the acceptable proof is required; for details, view the Social Security Number Guidelines and Addendum Form (PDF), effective October 15, 2015.