In Person or By Mail

1. To request a copy of a Certificate of Fetal Death, you will need to follow procedures for requesting a Birth Certificate.
2. Complete the application form and send it to the vital records office of the town or city where the birth occurred, where the mother resided at the time of the birth, or to the State Vital Records Office.
3. Submit the completed form along with all the required documents.
4. Pay the processing fee.

Please note that no searches for vital record information will be conducted by the State office except in response to a submitted application and applicable payment for a vital record. If unsure about any detail of a requested record, such as the exact date or town where the event occurred, complete the application for the record as best as possible and submit it and the necessary payment to the State or town office. If no record of the requested event is found, the submitted payment will be returned to the sender.

Note: The State Vital Records Office does not accept credit cards or online orders for vital records.

Completed application form

Other Requirements

Requesters must provide a copy of photographic identification (do not submit originals) to prove they are eligible to receive a copy of the certificate. Acceptable forms of identification are:

• a valid, government issued photographic identification that includes the persons or requesters date of birth, signature, and an expiration date.

If a photographic identification is not available, copies of two (2) of the following documents can be substituted for it:

• social security card;
• social security card supplemented with either an employment identification card, a paycheck stub or a W-2 form. Providing the documents in this subdivision fully satisfies the identification requirements of this section;
• automobile registration;
• copy of utility bill showing name and current address;
• checking account deposit slip or bank statement stating name and current address;
• voter registration card;
• valid government issued trade or professional license;
• valid government issued firearm permit;
• probation documents issued by a court or other government agency, pursuant to a criminal conviction;
• letter from a government agency verifying identity. The letter shall be dated within six months prior to the date of the request;
• release documentation from a correctional institution containing a photograph of the former inmate and a release date within 12 months prior to the date of the request;
• birth certificate of the requester;
• military discharge papers;
• current school or college photographic identification; or
• government issued photographic identification that has expired within 12 months prior to the date of the request.

If you are requesting a certificate for someone other than yourself or your child, you will need to submit proof verifying your relationship to the person whose certificate you are requesting.

If the State or Town Vital Records office has reason to doubt the authenticity of a document presented, the requester may be asked to provide any additional document.

Connecticut Department of Public Health

Mailing Address:
Vital Records Office
410 Capitol Ave. MS#11VRS
Hartford, CT 06134-0308

State Vital Records Customer Service Hours of Operation:

• Customer Service Window - Hours of Operation
  

410 Capitol Ave, 8:15AM to 3:45PM Monday - Friday

• Telephone Customer Service - for birth, death and marriage certificates
  

Phone: (860) 509-7700 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

• Telephone Customer Service - for Paternity related questions
  

Phone (860) 509-7958 between the hours of 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm

Vital Records Fax: (860) 509-7964

Website

Only persons 18 years of age or older may obtain a certified copy of a fetal death certificate. In addition, only the parents of a fetus or another person authorized by one of the parents may obtain a certified copy of a fetal death certificate.

Certified Copy: $30.00 each

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application For Copy of Birth Certificate

• From the Town/City of Birth
• From The State Vital Records Office

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Requests submitted in person: you may obtain your certificate immediately.

The State Vital Records Office, current processing time is approximately six (6) to eight (8) weeks for requests that are received through the mail.

For faster processing, you may also obtain an official, certified copy of the certificate from the town where the event occurred, if a "State" certified copy of a vital record is not needed.

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A copy of a certified Connecticut vital record may be obtained directly from: the town where the event occurred, or from the state Vital Records Office.

The vital records registrar in each town is responsible for maintaining a registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that occur within its town.

The State Vital Records Office at the Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) maintains a statewide registry of all births, marriages, civil unions, deaths and fetal deaths that have occurred in CT since July 1, 1897.

• Full Name of Deceased
• Date of Death
• Sex
• Social Security Number
• Place of Death Hospital or Residence
• Applicant Name, address and Phone Number
• Reason for request
• Relationship to the registrant

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a certified copy of a fetal death certificate.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Connecticut Department of Public Website:

http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3132&q=388130&dphNav=%7C46940%7C

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