Section 181.22 - [Effective 11/20/2024] Fees Charged for Vital Records Services(a) The fee for a certified copy or research copy of a birth record is $22.00.(b) The fee for a certified copy or research copy of a death or fetal death record is $20.00. The fee for each additional copy of the same record requested in the same order is $3.00.(c) The fee for an heirloom birth certificate is $50.00.(d) The fee for an heirloom wedding anniversary certificate is $50.00.(e) The fee for a search of a vital record or information on file within the Vital Statistics Section is $10.00.(f) The fee for a verification of a birth record is $22.00.(g) The fee for a verification of a marriage, divorce, or death record is $20.00.(h) The fee for a photocopy of a marriage license application is $20.00.(i) The fee for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth is $20.00. (j) The fee for a file sealed by adoption or parentage determination is $10.00.(k) The fee for a non-certified copy of an original birth certificate to an adult adoptee is $10.00.(l) The fee for an identification of the court that granted an adoption is $10.00.(m) The fee for an amendment to a birth, death, or fetal death record is $15.00.(n) The fee for a new birth record based on adoption or parentage determination is $25.00.(o) The fee for a delayed record of birth is $25.00.(p) The fee for a Paternity Registry inquiry is $10.00.(q) The fee for an Acknowledgment of Paternity Registry inquiry is $10.00. The fee includes a certified copy of the Acknowledgement of Paternity, if found.(r) The fee for enrolling in the Central Adoption Registry is $30.00.(s) The fee for expedited service is $25.00 for each application submission, in addition to required application fees.(t) The fee for a disinterment permit is $25.00.(u) The fee for a certified birth record is waived for an applicant who appears in person to obtain a certified copy from the department or a Local Registrar and states the certified record is required for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Transportation Code Chapter 521A.(v) The fee for a certified copy of a birth record is waived for an applicant who states the applicant is a victim, or child of a victim, of dating or family violence, pursuant to Texas Health and Safety Code § 191.00491, who is fleeing a living situation due to dating or family violence and does not have personal identification documents.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 181.22
The provisions of this §181.22 adopted to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936; amended to be effective December 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 7876; amended to be effective August 11, 2013, 38 TexReg 4896; amended to be effective October 21, 2013, 38 TexReg 7307; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 47, November 19, 2021, TexReg 7885, eff. 11/24/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 43, October 25, 2024, TexReg 8584, eff. 11/20/2024