Due to inclement weather, Dallas Vital Statistics office will close Thursday, January 9 at 1:00PM and will reopen at 1:00PM on Friday, January 10, 2025.
Our core functions include records retention, serving as a liason to the state, funeral home relations, and providing birth and death certificates to the general public.
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Long form birth certificates and death certificates are available from April 1983 to present ONLY for events that occurred within the incorporated city limits of Dallas. Abstract (short form) birth certificates are available for births that occurred in the State of Texas from 1926 to present.
Find out how to apply for birth or death certificates in person, by appointment, online, by phone or mail.
Please contact DALLAS COUNTY CLERK if the birth or death for your request occurred in one of the cities listed in the important Notice above.
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library 1515 Young Street, 1st Floor Dallas, TX 75201 vitalinfo@dallas.gov 214-670-3092
Hours: 8:30AM - 4:30PMMonday - Friday(closed on City observed holidays)
Margarita A. Carrasco, Local Registrarmargarita.carrasco@dallas.gov
Tracy Aparicio, Deputy Registrar tracy.aparicio@dallas.gov
Birth & Death Certificates
Five Star Service Award
Texas Department of State Health Services acknowledges Vital Statistics Partners who understand the importance of vital statistics and its impact on the citizens of Texas. City of Dallas Vital Statistics has been awarded the Five Star Service Award for six consecutive years, 2018-2023!
Personnel Rules - Holiday Sec. 34-25(d) Weekend Holidays: A holiday that falls on a Saturday will be taken the Friday before the holiday. A holiday that falls on a Sunday will be taken the Monday after the holiday.