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The following types of records are maintained by our office:

Marriage records
Birth and Death records
Delayed births

If you were born in Dare County and were adopted, you have to contact Vital Records in Raleigh 919-733-3000 or visit their web site at http://vitalrecords.nc.gov/vitalrecords. North Carolina law prohibits public inspection of adoption records, including original birth records.

The only persons by law that may request a certified copy of a vital record are:

Yourself
Your spouse
Your mother/father
Your brother/sister
Your child
A person seeking information for legal determination of personal or property rights (proof required)
An authorized agent, attorney, or legal representative of the person named on the vital record

NOTE: UNCERTIFIED COPIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

Certified copies are $10.00 each and uncertified copies are $.25 each.

To obtain a certified copy of a record, you may use the following printable forms:

Application for certified copy of birth certificate (Print here)

Application for certified copy of death certificate (Print here)

Send cash, checks or money orders to the following address:

Dare County Register of Deeds Office

P.O. Box 70

Manteo, North Carolina 27954

Self-addressed, stamped envelopes are appreciated.

You may obtain information on obtaining a certified copy of at vital record from the Vital Record Division at the State Center for Health Statistics web site: http://vitalrecords.nc.gov/vitalrecords.

If you have any other questions please contact the Register of Deeds Office at 252-475-5970.