Full Notification

For immediate release:  5/16/2017
 
Contact:           Mende Kemper
                        Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD)
                        Phone: 636-528-6117 x 411
 
Subject:           Vital Records Fees to be Waived in Flood Affected Counties
 
Vital Records Fees Waived In Flood Affected Counties
 
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has announced that fees will be waived for replacement of Missouri birth, death, marriage and divorce records for persons whose documents were lost or destroyed due to the recent flooding.
 
Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) issues copies of birth certificates from 1920-present and death certificates from 1980-present.  To obtain a copy of a birth or death certificate a person must present a document containing a photo, such as a driver’s license, passport, or school, work, or military identification. If an applicant does not have a photo ID, at least two alternate forms of identification must be presented. Certificates may be obtained in-person at LCHD, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM.
 
Birth and death certificate application forms may also be printed from the LCHD website at http://www.lchdmo.org and mailed to 5 Health Department Drive, Troy, MO 63379. 
Requests for vital records submitted by mail must be notarized by a notary public.
 
Marriage certificates can be obtained from the Lincoln County Missouri Recorder:
201 Main Street, Suite 203 Troy, MO 63379
Phone: (636) 528-0325 

Divorce certificates can be obtained from the Lincoln County Circuit Clerks Office:
45 Business Park Dr, Troy, MO 63379
Phone: (636) 528-0329
 
For more information on obtaining vital records, visit http://health.mo.gov/data/vitalrecords/index.php
http://www.lchdmo.org/additional-services/#birthdeathcertificates
 
 
Please call the Lincoln County Health Department for more information at 636-528-6117.
 
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