North Carolina law requires payment before a certificate or a service can be provided. Fees are not refundable after a service has been provided. Certificates are sent first class mail unless otherwise requested and additional fees are applied. When ordering through N.C. Vital Records, our fee schedule is:
| Search fee (includes one copy, if the record is found on file) | $24 |
| Additional copies of same certificate | $15 each |
| Additional searches (each three year period or portion thereof) | $24 |
| Amending birth or death certificates or fetal death reports | $15 |
| Expedited processing fee | $15 |
| Overnight delivery within NC | $15 |
| Overnight delivery outside of NC within U.S. | $20 |
| Overnight delivery outside of U.S. | Varies |
Vital Records does not charge a processing fee for paternities.
Fees may be paid by one of the following methods:
or in-person.(Make certified checks, business checks and money orders payable to N.C. Vital Records. No personal checks please.)