Birth Certificate Eligibility

• Subject of the Record (must be age 15 or older)

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Subject on the Application
• Fees
• 1 primary form of ID of the Subject OR 2 forms of secondary ID of the Subject (If using this option, the certificate MUST be mailed to the applicant at the address on the IDs.)

• Parent named on record

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Applicant on the Application
• Fees
• 1 primary form of ID of the Parent OR 2 forms of secondary ID of the Parent (If using secondary ID, the certificate MUST be mailed to the parent at the address on the IDs.)

• Attorney for Subject or Adoptive Parents
• Adoptive Parents
• Rep with Power of Attorney document
• Legal Guardian
• Court Order

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Applicant on the Application
• Fees
• 1 primary form of ID of the Applicant
• Proof of relationship to the subject (e.g. client agreement, court order, notarized statement from parent, etc.)
• If attorney is using a runner
  • Letter from attorney on firm letterhead identifying the runner

• Foster Parent

• Contact case worker to obtain a copy of birth record

• Genealogist: Open Records

         - Births occurring 125+ years ago

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Applicant on the Application
• Fees
• 1 primary form of ID of the Applicant 

• Genealogist: Closed Records

         - Births occurring less than 125 years ago

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Applicant on the Application
• Fees
• 1 primary form of ID of the Applicant 
• If the subject is alive: a statement signed by the Subject releasing record to the Applicant and a copy of the Subjects ID
• If the subject is deceased:

1) a statement signed by a family member, proof of familial relationship to the decedent, and a copy of the family member’s ID and proof of death (if the death occurred outside Oklahoma)

OR

2) court order

• Other: including but not limited to a spouse, stepparent, grandparent, relative, friend

• Complete Application
• Signature of the Applicant on the Application
• Fees
• Statement signed by the Subject (or a named parent if the subject is under age 18) releasing the record to the Applicant
• 1 primary form of ID of the Subject (or named parent if the subject is under age 18)                                     
• 1 primary form of ID of the Applicant

Subject is applying for his/her own record; a 2nd party is attesting to the Subject’s identify

!! NO 3^rd Party Vouching (i.e. a friend cannot vouch for a parent to obtain a child’s certificate) Check allowable applicant list.

• Signature of the Subject on the Application
• 1 Secondary form of ID of the Subject
  • If subject < 18, school statement including name, date of birth, and current address
• 1 primary form of ID of the Attester/2^nd party 
• Fees

(If using this option, the certificate MUST be mailed to the Subject at the address on the ID.)