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South Carolina
Birth
Event: Birth
Search Fee: $12.00 – The $12 search fee is non-refundable. The required search fee includes one (1) certification, if record is located. Additional copies purchased at the same time are $3.00 each.
Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Remarks: State office has records since January 1915.
Acceptable method of payment is a money order or a cashier’s check made payable to SCDHEC – Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630. Information on how to obtain certified copies including expedited processing options is available via the internet at the https://scdhec.gov/vital-records/birth-certificates.
Anyone requesting a vital record must submit a photocopy of their valid picture identification.
Death
Event: Death
Search Fee: $12.00 – The $12 search fee is non-refundable. The required search fee includes one (1) certification, if record is located. Additional copies purchased at the same time are $3.00 each.
Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Remarks: State office has records since January 1915.
Acceptable method of payment is a money order or a cashier’s check made payable to SCDHEC – Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630. Information on how to obtain certified copies including expedited processing options is available via the internet at the https://scdhec.gov/vital-records/death-certificates.
Anyone requesting a vital record must submit a photocopy of their valid picture identification.
Marriage
Event: Marriage
Search Fee: $12.00 – The $12 search fee is non-refundable. The required search fee includes one (1) certification, if record is located. Additional copies purchased at the same time are $3.00 each.
Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Remarks: State office has records starting July 1950. Marriages prior to that date must be obtained from the Office of the Probate Judge in the county where the license was obtained.
Acceptable method of payment is a money order or a cashier’s check made payable to SCDHEC – Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630. Information on how to obtain certified copies including expedited processing options is available via the internet at the https://scdhec.gov/vital-records/marriage-certificates.
Anyone requesting a vital record must submit a photocopy of their valid picture identification.
Divorce
Event: Divorce
Search Fee: $12.00 – The $12 search fee is non-refundable. The required search fee includes one (1) certification, if record is located. Additional copies purchased at the same time are $3.00 each.
Address:
Office of Vital Records
SC DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Remarks: Reports of Divorce are available starting July 1962. SC DHEC does not have a copy of the divorce decree. The actual divorce decree must be obtained from the Clerk of Court in the county where the final divorce was held.
Acceptable method of payment is a money order or a cashier’s check made payable to SCDHEC – Vital Records. To verify current fees, the telephone number is (803) 898-3630. Information on how to obtain certified copies including expedited processing options is available via the internet at the https://scdhec.gov/vital-records/divorce-reports.
Anyone requesting a vital record must submit a photocopy of their valid picture identification.