# Title 33 — State Department of Health

## Article 33-04 — Health Statistics

## Chapter 33-04-15 — Fees for Copies and Searches

### § 33-04-15-01. Fee required before issuance or search.

No certified copies shall be issued or a search for a record can be started until the fee for such
copy (and filing fee for delayed records of birth) or search has been received unless specific approval
has been obtained from the state registrar or otherwise provided by statute or regulation.
History: Amended effective January 1, 2008.
General Authority: NDCC 23-02.1-04, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-02.1-29
### § 33-04-15-02. Amount of fee.

1. For the issuance of the first full certified copy, short form, or certification of a birth record, the
initial fee per request is fifteen dollars. The filing fee for a delayed record of birth is fifteen
dollars. The fee for amendments to vital records is fifteen dollars per request. The fee for
creation of a new record of birth following adoption, legitimation, or paternity determination is
fifteen dollars. For each search of the files when no birth record is found or no copy is made, a
fee of fifteen dollars shall be charged.
2. For the issuance of the first certified copy of a death, fetal death, or marriage record, the initial
fee per request is fifteen dollars. For subsequent copies issued at the time of the request, the
fee is ten dollars per copy. For each search of the files when no death or marriage record is
found or no copy is made, a fee of fifteen dollars shall be charged.
3. For statistical research purposes, the state registrar shall determine the fee for such services
and shall determine the manner in which the costs are to be paid.
4. For each verification of a vital record, the fee is the same as the first certified copy for that
record unless specific approval has been obtained from the state registrar or otherwise
provided by statute or regulation.
History: Amended effective February 1, 1984; January 1, 1986; January 1, 2008; July 1, 2022.
General Authority: NDCC 23-02.1-04, 28-32-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 23-02.1-29
