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Ordering a Birth, Marriage, or Death Certificate

You can request certified copies of Massachusetts vital records.

The Registry of Vital Records (RVRS) preserves Massachusetts vital records for documentation and research. You can request certified copies of birth, death, marriage, and divorce records that are open to the public.

What would you like to do?

Top tasks

Order a birth, marriage, or death certificate  Apply for a pre-adoption birth record   Learn about vital records service fees  Request information on how to obtain a divorce record 

Contact Information

Address

150 Mount Vernon St., 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02125
Directions 

Phone

Main (617) 740-2600

Online

Amendments vip-amend@state.ma.us
RVRS Customer Service vital.recordsrequest@state.ma.us
Delayed records vital.regulation@state.ma.us
Vitals Information Partnership (VIP) vip@state.ma.us
Vitals Information Partnership (VIP) accounts vip-accounts@state.ma.us
Data and Publications vital.datarequest@state.ma.us
RVRS Communications RVRSCommunications@mass.gov

Locations

See genealogical research hours, parking, and directions

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