| Birth Certificates Certificates of birth occurring
within the State of Florida are available from 1930 to present.
The cost for a copy is $10.00.
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Mail Orders
- Require completed application and payment by
check, money order, or credit card
- Require notarized copy of valid photo ID
- Under current Florida Statutes, only the
following people may receive birth certificates:
1. Person listed on the birth record and is over 18
years old
2. Parents listed on the birth record
3. Individual/agency who is listed as guardian of
the child on the birth record and MUST provide
certified/notarized documentation of guardianship
- Credit card transactions by mail require an
additional $5.00 processing fee
- Federal Express mail service is available with
credit card purchases for an additional $16.00 fee
- Mail requests to: Okaloosa County Health
Department, 221 Hospital Drive, NE; Fort Walton
Beach, FL 32548
- Please include a self-addressed - stamped
envelope
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Birth Certificate Application
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Fax Orders
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All fax orders must be paid by credit card and
includes an additional $5.00 processing fee
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Federal Express mail service is available with
credit card purchases for an additional $16.00 fee
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Require completed application and notarized copy
of valid photo ID faxed to (850) 833-9275
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Katherine’s Law In 2006, Florida's governor
signed into law legislation that allows for the issuance of
a certification for a Certificate of Birth Resulting in
Stillbirth. This law, section 382.0085, Florida Statutes, is
known as Katherine's Law. Florida is the 14th state to
implement such a law.
The Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth is not
proof of live birth and may not be used to establish
identity. Gestation must be 20 weeks or more, and there must
be a fetal death certificate on file with the Florida Office
of Vital Statistics in order for a stillbirth certificate to
be prepared. The information included on the stillbirth
certificate comes from the fetal death certificate.
Issuance is from the State Office of Vital Statistics only;
county offices cannot issue this certificate. An
informational brochure is available for the funeral
director, physician, medical examiner, hospital, and
parents.
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Putative Father Registry
The purpose of the Putative Father Registry is to permit a
man alleging to be the biological father of a child to
assert his parentage, independent of the mother, and
preserve his rights as a parent.
A Florida Putative Father Registry Claim is done without the
consent or involvement of the mother. The registry is where
the putative father claim is filed and recorded. The
putative father’s name is not added to the birth record.
Should the child be placed for adoption, the putative father
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