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Learn how to change or correct certificates or find information about Arkansas births, deaths, marriages and divorces on record

Birth Certificate Resulting In Stillbirth Application
New - Birth Certificate Resulting in Stillbirth Application

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General Information About the Vital Records Section

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Information About Birth Records

Arkansas Vital Records has birth records dating from February 1, 1914 through the present. There are a limited number of birth records available prior to 1914. Those records were filed with Arkansas Vital Records after 1914. We also have original copies of some Little Rock and Fort Smith births dating from 1881.

What types of birth copies are issued?
How much do birth records cost?
Who may order a birth certificate?
What information must be provided with the application?
Download a Birth Certificate Application

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Information About Death Records

Arkansas Vital Records has death records dating from February 1, 1914 through the present. There are a limited number of death records available for deaths occurring between 1881 and 1914 in Little Rock and Fort Smith. The Arkansas History Commission keeps an alphabetical listing of deaths in Arkansas dating from 1914 through 1949, but they do not have the actual death records.  

What types of death documents are issued?
How much do death records cost?
Who may order a death record?
What information must I provide with the application?
Download a Death Certificate Application

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Information About Marriage and Divorce Records

Arkansas Vital Records has marriage records dating from January 1917. Marriages occurring before that date are not recorded in this office.

Arkansas Vital Records has divorce records dating from January 1923. Divorces occurring before this date are not recorded in this office.

What types of marriage and divorce documents are issued?
How much do marriage and divorce records cost?
Who may order a marriage or divorce coupon?
What information must I provide with the marriage application?
What information must I provide with the divorce application?
Download a Marriage Coupon Application

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Download a Divorce Coupon Application

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Changing Birth and Death Certificates

Examples of changes to records without a court order
What changes require a court order?
What is the purpose of the Putative Father Registry?
How much does it cost to have a record changed?
Tutorials for Filers of Certificates
Information for Death Certificate Filers
Information on Birth & Fetal Death Certificates
Electronic Registration of Arkansas Vital Events (ERAVE)

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