# Minnesota — Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process

For Minnesota, certified copy fee is $26, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certified copy fee:** $26 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How to order direct:** Order Minnesota vital records, certificates, and related services through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) by mail or fax _(per health.state.mn.us, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> Birth certificate Certified birth record issued on security paper | <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappia.pdf> Birth Certificate Request (PDF) <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappspanish.pdf> Solicitud de copia certificada del acta (partida) de nacimiento - Spanish (PDF) <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappsomali.pdf> Codsiga Shahaadada Dhalshada - Somali (PDF) <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcapphmong.pdf> Daim Ntawv Thov Ntawv Pov Thawj Yug - Hmong (PDF) <https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/docs/bcappkaren.pdf> Birth Certificate Application in the Karen Language (PDF) | $26 | All vital records offices* |

## What health.state.mn.us says

> Order Minnesota vital records, certificates, and related services through the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) by mail or fax. This includes:

Source: https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/index.html

## Source

- https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/birthnc.html
- https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/index.html

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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