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Event: Birth or death
Cost of copy: $15.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Remarks: State office
keeps birth and marriage records for 100 years and keeps death records for 50 years. For
earlier records, write to the city/town clerk where the event occurred or to the Rhode
Island State Archives, 337 Westminster Street, Providence, RI 02903. Additional copies of
the same record ordered at the same time are $10.00 each.
Personal check or money order should be made
payable to General Treasurer, State of Rhode Island. To verify current
fees, the telephone number is (401) 222-2811. This will be a recorded
message. Information on how to obtain certified copies is also available via
the Internet at www.health.ri.gov.
All
requests must be accompanied by a photocopy of the applicant's
government-issued picture identification, e.g., driver's license.
Event: Marriage (State)
Cost of copy: $15.00
Address:
Office of Vital Records
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Event: Divorce (court)
Cost of copy: $3.00
Address:
Clerk of Family Court
1 Dorrance Plaza
Providence, RI 02903
Authentication: For documents to be used outside the USA
Rhode Island
Office of Secretary of State
Notary Division
100 N. Main St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-277-1487
http://www.corps.state.ri.us/notaries/notaries.htm
Fee: $5.00
Designated Authority: Secretary of State; First Deputy Secretary of State; Deputy Secretary of State
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