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Change a record (paternities entered on birth certificates, court-ordered name changes, etc.)
Due to request volume, processing time for standard orders for birth certificates from 1971 to present may take up to five weeks. Standard orders for other types of certificates may take six to eight weeks. Requests that are accompanied by an expedite fee are usually processed within three to five business days from the time N.C. Vital Records receives the request.
Requests to change a record, such as adoptions, amendments, legitimations and name changes, may take up to six weeks after the processing fee is received. There is no fee to process paternities and the response time may take longer depending upon the volume of requests received. Requests to change a record that are accompanied by an expedite fee will be processed as quickly as possible, but may take up to two weeks.
We offer same-day expedited service at our walk-in window at our Raleigh location. An appointment is required if customer needs in-person assistance to change or correct a record.
Office Hours for Walk-In Service are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM.
Main Switchboard Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. (see Contact Us)
NOTE: ID OF THE PERSON REQUESTING A CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED.
For a list of acceptable IDs see What forms of ID may I use to obtain a certificate? on our FAQs page. Requests that do not include proper identification will be returned.
Birth, death and marriage certificates also may be obtained at the Register of Deeds 
(ROD) office in the county where the event took place. In Mecklenburg County, birth and death certificates may be obtained at the local health department . (Please be aware that N.C. Vital Records is the only place to get a birth certificate for an adopted child.) Divorce certificates may be obtained from the clerk of court in the county where the divorce is filed.
Order a certificate. Need older records? Here is some information that could help.
