Instructions for Obtaining a
Birth Certificate
Rev. 01/01/2006
Birth Certificates are issued in the
(830) 221-1230
(830) 620-5518 fax (Vitals Department)
The Vitals
Statistics Department hours are:
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday
A fee of
$23.00 will be charged to cover the cost of searching the record. If a record is located, one certified copy is
issued at no charge.
Birth records are CLOSED for 75 years from the date of
birth.
[§552.115 Government Code]
A qualified applicant may make
application to receive a certified copy.
The Texas Board of
Health has the authority to control accessibility to birth certificates and has
adopted rules defining who may be qualified to obtain certified copies. [HSC§191.051]
The Texas Administrative Code [25§
181.1] defines a qualified applicant as follows:
·
the person who is the subject
of the record,
·
a person of his or her
immediate family either by blood or marriage,
Mother
Father
Brother
Sister
including step
parents and step siblings,
·
his or her legal guardian, legal representative or agent.
Each applicant must present a current
valid form of photo identification (Driver’s License, Passport, Border
Crossing, DPS issued ID Card, Visa) along with the required
application. [25TAC§181.1]
Persons not meeting the criteria as a
qualified applicant may make application and receive a “Verification of Birth
Facts”, which includes name and date of event only and is certified by the
Clerk.
Request by Mail
If requesting a certified copy of a birth record by mail, please fill out the application, include a copy of your valid picture ID, and the $23.00 search fee to:
Comal County Clerk
Attention: Vitals
150 N. Seguin Ave. #101
New Braunfels, TX 78130
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