Center for Health Statistics

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• Call (360) 236-4300
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Heirloom Birth Certificates

Celebrate a new life with the Washington State Heirloom Birth Certificate. The Heirloom Birth Certificate is the perfect gift for baby showers, birthdays, adoptions, graduations, anniversaries – even retirements!

The attractive 8 1/2" x 11" certificate is a legal, official document. It includes the individual’s name, date and place of birth, as well as the name and birthplace of the parent(s). It is signed by the Governor and the State Registrar, and is printed in full color. The Heirloom Birth Certificate is a beautiful, permanent keepsake for anyone born in the State of Washington.

Purchasing an Heirloom Birth Certificate helps to protect Washington’s most valuable resource – children. For each $40 purchase of an Heirloom Birth Certificate, $25 is tax-deductible. More than half of the certificate’s cost benefits the Washington Children’s Trust Fund (managed by the Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect), that supports community-based programs that strengthen families.

Methods of Ordering

It normally takes up to 6 - 8 weeks to receive a Washington State Heirloom Birth Certificate.

Over-the-Counter

Vital Records has an over-the-counter service in Tumwater. The counter is open to the public 8:00am - 4:30pm Monday through Friday, except State Holidays. For further information please call (360) 236-4300

Center for Health Statistics
Department of Health
101 Israel Road SE
Tumwater, WA 98501

Click here for Driving Directions

Ordering by Mail

Complete the Ordering Form (Requires free Acrobat Reader®) and with checks/money orders mail to:

Department of Health
Center for Health Statistics
PO Box 9709
Olympia WA 98507-9709

Fees

Fees for Each Certificate:

• $40.00 US - Cash (for over-the counter service only), or checks/money orders payable to Department of Health (for over-the-counter and ordering by mail).
  (Of the $40.00 fee, $25.00 is tax-deductible)