Birth and Death Records
Minnesota Department of Health
Attention: Office of the State Registrar
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0882
(612) 676-5120

Make check or money order payable to MN Dept. of Health. Copies of earlier records may be obtained from the Local Registrar in the county where the event occurred or from the St. Paul Health Department if the event occurred in St. Paul.
Fees vary.

Birth   since 1900  Order Form

Death   since Jan 1908  Order Form

Marriage   Index since Jan 1958

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Inquiries will be forwarded to the appropriate office. Certified copies are not available from the State Department of Health. They should be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the license was issued.

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Divorce   Index since Jan 1970

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Certified copies are not available from the State office. They should be available from the Local Registrar in the county where the divorce was granted.