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The following requirements are promulgated by the Rhode Island Department of Health.
There will be no exceptions to them. Please read all instructions carefully.
In order to obtain a certified copy of a vital record (birth, death, marriage), please call, write or personally come to the Town Clerk’s Office, 45 Broad Street, Westerly, RI 02891, Phone: 401-348-2500. The Town Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A fillable mail-in request form is available by clicking on the link below.
Effective July 1, 2018, the cost for certified copies is as follows:
WALK-IN: $22.00 per copy/$18.00 for each additional copy of the same record issued/purchased at the same time.
MAIL-IN: $25.00 per copy/$18.00 for each additional copy of the same record issued/purchased at the same time.
Certified copies can only be issued to the individual on the record or an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, spouse).
If a request for a certified copy of a vital record is made in person at the clerk’s office, a form of government issued picture identification, such as a driver’s license, state ID card, passport, military ID, naturalization certificate or alien registration card, must be presented in order to obtain a certified copy. Persons without acceptable picture identification may submit any two of the following documents that show name and address: utility bill, bank statement, vehicle registration, income tax return, pay stub, letter from a government agency requesting the person to provide a vital record to obtain a benefit.
If a certified copy of a vital record is requested by mail, please provide the name(s) of the individual(s) on the record, relationship to individual(s) on the record, date of the event, the parents’ names (mother’s maiden name) if the request is for a birth record, a copy of some form of picture identification such as a driver’s license, etc., a bank check or money order for $25.00 ($18.00 for each additional copy of the same record), telephone number, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Vital records are not open to the public and can only be issued to the individual on the record or an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, spouse). If the request is made on behalf of the individual on the record by someone other than said individual or an immediate family member as aforementioned, written permission from the individual on the record, along with some form of picture identification such as a driver’s license, must be presented in order for a certificate to be issued. Public access is allowed for births and marriages over 100 years old and for deaths over 50 years old.
There will be no exceptions to them. Please read all instructions carefully.
In order to obtain a certified copy of a vital record (birth, death, marriage), please call, write or personally come to the Town Clerk’s Office, 45 Broad Street, Westerly, RI 02891, Phone: 401-348-2500. The Town Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A fillable mail-in request form is available by clicking on the link below.
Effective July 1, 2018, the cost for certified copies is as follows:
WALK-IN: $22.00 per copy/$18.00 for each additional copy of the same record issued/purchased at the same time.
MAIL-IN: $25.00 per copy/$18.00 for each additional copy of the same record issued/purchased at the same time.
Certified copies can only be issued to the individual on the record or an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, spouse).
If a request for a certified copy of a vital record is made in person at the clerk’s office, a form of government issued picture identification, such as a driver’s license, state ID card, passport, military ID, naturalization certificate or alien registration card, must be presented in order to obtain a certified copy. Persons without acceptable picture identification may submit any two of the following documents that show name and address: utility bill, bank statement, vehicle registration, income tax return, pay stub, letter from a government agency requesting the person to provide a vital record to obtain a benefit.
If a certified copy of a vital record is requested by mail, please provide the name(s) of the individual(s) on the record, relationship to individual(s) on the record, date of the event, the parents’ names (mother’s maiden name) if the request is for a birth record, a copy of some form of picture identification such as a driver’s license, etc., a bank check or money order for $25.00 ($18.00 for each additional copy of the same record), telephone number, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
Vital records are not open to the public and can only be issued to the individual on the record or an immediate family member (mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, grandmother, grandfather, spouse). If the request is made on behalf of the individual on the record by someone other than said individual or an immediate family member as aforementioned, written permission from the individual on the record, along with some form of picture identification such as a driver’s license, must be presented in order for a certificate to be issued. Public access is allowed for births and marriages over 100 years old and for deaths over 50 years old.