25 Tex. Admin. Code § 181.22
Fees Charged for Vital Records Services
Effective Dec 1, 200530 TexReg 7876Source Note: The provisions of this §181.22 adopted to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936; amended to be effective December 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 7876.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) The fee for a certified or research copy of a birth record shall be $10.00. Additional copies shall be $10.00 for each copy requested.
- (b) The fee for a certified or research copy of a death certificate shall be $10.00 for the first or only copy requested, and $3.00 for each additional copy of the same record requested in the same request.
- (c) A surcharge of $2.00 shall be added to the fee for searching and issuing each certified copy of a certificate of birth, or conducting a search for a certificate of birth, as mandated by the Health and Safety Code, §191.0045.
- (d) The fee for issuing each heirloom birth certificate, or gift certificate for such, shall be $50.00. If a record is not found, $38.00 of the fee shall be returned to the applicant.
- (e) The fee for issuing each wedding anniversary certificate or gift certificate for such shall be $50.00.
- (f) The fee to search for any record or information on file within the Bureau shall be $10.00, regardless of whether a certified copy is issued or not.
- (g) The fee for a search to verify the existence of a birth or death record shall be $10.00.
- (h) The fee for a search to verify a marriage or divorce record shall be $10.00.
- (i) The fee for a search and identification of the court that granted an adoption shall be $10.00.
- (j) The fee for filing an amendment to an existing certificate of birth or death on file with the bureau shall be $15.00. An amendment to a certificate includes adding information to a record to make it complete and changing information on a record to make it correct. An additional fee is required to issue a certified copy of the amended record.
- (k) The fee for filing an amendment based on a court ordered name change shall be $15.00.
- (l) The fee for a new birth record based upon adoption or parentage determination shall be $25.00.
- (m) The fee for filing a delayed record of birth shall be $25.00.
- (n) The fee for a search of the Paternity Registry shall be $10.00. The fee includes a certification stating whether or not the requested information is located in the Registry.
- (o) The fee for a search of the Acknowledgment of Paternity Registry shall be $10.00. The fee includes a certified copy of the Acknowledgement of Paternity, if found.
- (p) Each person applying to the Central Adoption Registry shall pay a registration fee of $30.00, which includes the $5.00 fee for determining if an agency that operates its own registry was involved in the adoption. (Also see §181.44 of this title (relating to the Inquiry Through the Central Index)).
- (q) The fee charged for an expedited service shall be $5.00 per request in addition to any other fee required. Expedited service is any service requested via fax or overnight mail service. The expedited fee is nonrefundable if a record or the information requested is not found.
- (r) The fee for the processing and issuance of a disinterment permit shall be $25.00. The fee is to be paid by the applicant for the permit, and must be submitted with the application.
- (s) A Texas Online fee of $10.00 shall be added to all requests for birth, death, marriage, and divorce record searches and document production.
Source Note:The provisions of this §181.22 adopted to be effective July 3, 2003, 28 TexReg 4904; amended to be effective July 22, 2004, 29 TexReg 6936; amended to be effective December 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 7876.