Copies of Birth Certificates
Who May Obtain a Birth
Certificate?
If you are 18 years of age or older, you can obtain a
certified copy of your own birth certificate.
A parent can obtain
the birth certificate of their child, if the parent's name appears on the
child's birth certificate.
How to Obtain a Birth Certificate:
In-Person:
Come to the DuPage County Clerk's Office, 421 N. County
Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.
Please complete a request form prior to coming to the office.
The birth record request form is located here: Birth Certificate Application
ON LINE:
For your convenience, you can process
online requests for birth certificates through an independent company that the
DuPage County Clerk has partnered with to provide you this service; VitalChek
Network, Inc. An additional fee of $10.00 is charged by VitalChek for this
service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express®,
Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.
Place
an order directly with VitalChek
By Mail:
Download Certificate of Record
of Birth Application (PDF)
Fill out the application and mail it
along with a photocopy of a current and valid acceptable form of identification
and a check or money order made payable to the DuPage County Clerk to:
Jean Kaczmarek
DuPage County Clerk
P.O. Box 1028
Wheaton,
IL 60187What are the Fees for a Birth Certificate?
The fee
is $14 for the first copy and $2 for each additional copy of the same
certificate, requested at the same time.
What are the Acceptable Forms
of Current and Valid Identification?
- Illinois Drivers License
- Illinois State Identification Card
- U.S. Military Identification
Card
- Selective Service Card
- Out-of-State Drivers License
- U.S. Naturalization Certificate
- U.S. Immigration Card
- U.S.
Passport
What about Genealogical Research?
Birth records
had to occur 75 years ago or earlier to be classified as genealogy records. The
application is the same and the fee is $1 per record. Genealogical records are
not certified, but are stamped "For Genealogical Purposes Only."