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Birth/Death Certificate Requirements

Birth/Death Certificates

    The Tyler County Clerk's office participates in the Texas Electronic Registrar (TER) system for filing birth and death records.  Any Texas birth certificate may be immediately purchased in Tyler County.  This office uses a remote access system to the state's records, dating from 1926 to the present.
    All deaths recorded in Tyler County from 1903 to the present are available.


Qualified Applicants:

    Only the following qualified applicants may obtain a copy of a birth/death certificate:
    
        1.    The registrant - This is the person named in the record
        2.    The next of kin - The parent, step-parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, grandparent, step-grandparent, legal guardian, or managing conservator of the registrant.
        3.    The legal representative - The agent or other person acting under contract for the registrant
        4.    The applicant must provide proper identification to obtain a birth/death certificate.
        
       
    
To Purchase a Birth/Death Certificate Online or by Mail:

     1.   Complete application (click here for application)
    2.    Pay with credit card by calling our office at (409) 283-2281
             a.    Birth Certificate is $23.00 each, plus $9.00 certified mail return.
             b.    Death Certificate is $21.00 for the first and $4.00 for each additional, plus $9.00 certified mail                                                          return.
             c.    Retain your payment id#.  Your request will not be processed without it.
    3.    or Mail the notarized application and a copy of your identification and a check or money order to:
                Tyler County Clerk 
                116 South Charlton Street
                Woodville, Texas  75979
    
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    5.    Then, we will send the certified copy by mail with 3-5 business days.  We cannot email certified copies of birth or death certificates, they must be mailed.

NOTE:  WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS IN PERSON OR A NOTORIZED APPLICATION BY MAIL.