Return to Cooke County Clerk Main Page
Order Birth/Death Certificate Online
Order Certificate by Mail:
All applications for
certified copies of Birth and Death certificates which are MAILED INTO
THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE must be signed in front of a notary public,
per Health and Safety Code, Sec. 195.003.
When applying in person, the application does not require your signature to be notarized.
Costs:
Birth Certificate: $23.00 Per Copy
Death Certificate: $21.00 ($4.00 for
each additional Copy)
No personal checks accepted for payment. Cashier’s Check or Money Order only.
*FAX requests are not accepted*
**NOTE: Must send copy of VALID Government-issued photo ID
Printable Mail-In Application:
Application and affidavit must be complete, with no blanks. If not-applicable, write N/A in the blank.
Incomplete applications or affidavits will be returned.
Mail-In Application for Birth-Death Certificate (PDF)
The In-Person application is a different form and is available below and in the County Clerk’s office.
Confidentiality:
- Birth records are closed to the public until the 75th anniversary of the
date the record is filed.
- Death records are closed to the public until the 25th anniversary of the
date the record is filed.
- Only "qualified applicants" may receive copies of closed records.
Qualified Applicant:
Only a qualified applicant may obtain a copy of a birth or death
certificate. The following persons are qualified applicants: the person on the
record or their parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, or grandparent.
A legal guardian or
managing conservator, legal representative, person serving under contract for
the registrant, or grandchild would be required to prove tangible interest.
All applicants must show proof of identification; see list below.
List of acceptable forms of identification
Matricular card is not an acceptable form of ID.
Records Available:
- Birth Certificates:
Available from the remote access system from any
county in Texas from 1926 to present IF the person was issued a birth
certificate at birth. If a delayed birth certificate was issued later in life,
those certificates are not available through the remote access and you would
need to contact the county where the birth occurred.
- Death Certificates:
Deaths in Cooke County are recorded from 1903 to
present. Death records are NOT available through the remote access system. The
certificate will be on file in the county where the person died.
**NOTE: Must send copy of VALID Driver's License
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