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Laredo Vital Statistics Office
2600 Cedar Avenue
Laredo, Texas 78044
Telephone (956)
795-4929
Fax (956) 795-2025
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Hector F. Gonzalez, MD, MPH, Local Registrar
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hgonzalez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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M. Blandina
Gamez, Chief, Vital Statistics Program
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mgamez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Marlene Riojas,
Deputy Registrar (Supervisor)
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mriojas@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Veronica Gomez,
Clerk II (Team Lead Data Management)
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vgomez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Jesse Lee Hall,
Jr, Clerk II (Team Lead Mail Requests)
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jhall@ci.laredo.tx.us
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Mary G.
Martinez, Clerk II (New Birth Verifications)
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mmartinez@ci.laredo.tx.us
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The Laredo Vital Statistics office hours of operation are Monday
through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. All Birth and Death records requested are
issued the same day.
Birth Search and
Certificate $ 23.00
New fees effective November 3, 2012
Death Search and
First Death
Certificate $ 21.00
Each Additional Copy of
the Same Death Record
(ordered at the same time) $ 4.00
Processing fee of $5.00 is required for each certified copy of
birth or death record requested by Mail.
Frequently
Asked Questions
Downloadable
Forms
Requirements to obtain a Birth or Death Certificate
Birth certificates for births within the past 75 years and
death certificates for deaths within the past 25 years are considered
protected and access is restricted to qualified applicants. Valid photo
identification is required to prove your identity as a qualified applicant.
Qualified applicant
- Self/Registrant
(person on record)
- An
immediate family member (parents – name of parent must be listed on
birth record; grandparents - birth certificate of one of the parents
will be required to prove relationship; siblings – birth certificate
will be required to prove relationship)
- Spouse
(a marriage license will be required)
- Legal
Guardian (copy of the legal guardianship papers, ie.
court order is required)
- Legal
Representative (document establishing legal interest required)
Current/Valid Photo identification is required:
- Valid
US Government issued driver’s license
- Valid
US Government issued State/City/County ID card
- Valid
US Student ID with picture
- Valid
US/State/City Government employment badge or card
- Current
Prison ID / Offender ID card
- Valid
US Military ID
- Valid
Passport (from any Country)
- Valid
Border Crossing card (Passport Card)
- US
Citizenship Certificate or Certificate of Naturalization
- Valid Permanent Resident Card or Resident Alien Card
For additional forms of acceptable identification please
contact our office at (956) 795-4929.
Apply in person:
Applications for obtaining a Birth and/or Death certificate are issued daily,
Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Application
link
Apply by mail (Available for out-of-town requests only)
Mail your request to:
City of Laredo Health Department
Vital Statistics Office
P.O. Box 2337
Laredo, Texas 78044-2337
You may download the application and include the
following. Application
link
- Complete
and sign an application for each birth or death certificate that is
being requested
- Submit
a photo copy of a qualified applicant’s valid photo identification
(color copy preferred)
- Include
payment. Acceptable payment methods are by money order or credit
card (Visa or Mastercard). To pay by
credit card you must include a completed Credit Card Authorization form.
Credit
Card Authorization Form link
- Payment will need to
include cost of certified copy(ies),
certified mail cost, and processing fee
For faster service you may email
the completed application and valid photo Identification to vitalstatistics@ci.laredo.tx.us.
Then fax the Credit Card Authorization form to (956) 795-2025. (Available for out-of-town requests only)
New fee effective November 3, 2012
Processing fee of $5.00 is required for each certified copy of birth or death
record requested by Mail.
Estimated processing time for regular mail or email is two
business days from date of receipt. Certified copies will be mailed by
certified mail at a cost of $6.65.
Optional:
Include a self addressed stamped envelope or overnight
mail envelope, and the certified mail cost will be waived.
Apply on-line
For Texas vital records (birth and death certificates),
you may apply at www.texas.gov, the eGovernment site for the State of Texas. The estimated
processing time is 10-15 business days. A U.S. government issued valid
identification is required.
Out of State Birth or Death Records
For information and where to apply
for Vital records within the United States, please visit the National Center
for Health Statistics website at http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm
Amendment to a Birth or Death Certificate
Application to Amend Certificate of Birth Amend
Cert of Birth application
The most common change made to a birth certificate is the
addition of the father’s name. This change to a certificate can be made
by submitting the Application
for a New Birth Certificate Based on Parentage Form (VS-166)
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/reqproc/amendparentage.shtm
signed by both parents in the presence of a notary public with one of the
following documents:
- Certified
copy of a marriage license between the mother and the biological father
- Properly
completed State of Texas Acknowledgement of Paternity Form
(VS-159.1)-Contact our local office for assistance
- Certified
copy of a court decree establishing parentage between the child and the
biological father
Application to Amend Death Certificate Amend
Death Cert application
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