Birth and Death Certificates

Fee Schedule effective 1/1/2024

Order Birth, Death, or Marriage Record Online

You may order a certified copy of a birth, death or marriage record online using your credit card through our only approved Internet ordering service, VitalChek Network Inc.
VitalCheck

Fees:

  • Birth Certificates   $23.00 each
  • Death Certificates $21.00; ($4.00 for additional copies at time of purchase)
  • Payment will be kept as a SEARCH FEE if record cannot be located.
  • Birth records are confidential until the 75th anniversary of the date of the event.
  • Death records are confidential until the 25th anniversary of the date of the event.

 Qualified Applicant: The person on the record, parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, grandparent, (can get grandchild’s, but grandchild may not get the grandparents), legal guardian or managing conservator, legal representative, or a person serving under contract for the registrant.

See Section 181.1(13) of the Texas Administrative Code for what qualifies as an immediate family member.

  • A current government-issued picture ID is required to obtain a certified copy. 
    Click here for Proper Identification Requirements https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/Acceptable-IDs/
  • BIRTH CERTIFICATES (All copies are certified.
    Birth Certificates are issued in two forms—Long Form and Abstract Form.
  • In-County Birth Certificates are issued in the Long Form.
  • Out-of-County Birth Certificates in the State of Texas can be obtained in Abstract Form only.  Abstract Certificates are not suitable for passport purposes.  Contact the nearest Passport Office for more information. 

DEATH CERTIFICATES (All copies are certified.)

  • Death Certificates will be on file in the county where the person died.
  • Death Certificates may be issued to immediate family members, see link above, Section 181.1(13)
  • Certificates for deaths within the past 25 years are considered protected and closed to the public. 

 

In person: Palo Pinto County Clerk Main Office 520 Oak St Palo Pinto, TX 76484 or

Annex 100 SE 6th Ave Ste 102 Mineral Wells, TX 76067

Hours to obtain these records are 8:00am – 4:15pm
*Annex Location Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm

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Certified Copy of License $21.00

Licenses purchased in other counties are not available.  Please contact the county where the license was purchased.  You may also visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website to view a free Marriage License Index for the State of Texas.

            https://dshs.texas.gov/vital-statistics/marriage-divorce-records/marriage-divorce-indexes                        

If you are obtaining a certified copy, you will need to provide the following information:

Note: Payment forms: In office: credit/debit or cash. By mail: cashier’s check or money order only.  NO PERSONAL CHECKS. Applications must include copy of Valid ID.

In person: Palo Pinto County Clerk Main Office 520 Oak St Palo Pinto TX 76484 or

Annex 100 SE 6th Ave Ste 102 Mineral Wells, TX 76067

 Hours to obtain these records are 8:00am – 4:15pm
*Annex Location Closed for lunch 12pm-1pm

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