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

For North Carolina, certified copy fee is NC State Search Fee (includes one certificate)* | $24.00, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **Jurisdiction:** North Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certified copy fee:** NC State Search Fee (includes one certificate)* | $24.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State's word on third-party services:** VitalChek is an independent service. VitalChek charges a processing fee _(per vitalrecords.nc.gov, not stated by the source above)_

## What the source says

> NC State Search Fee (includes one certificate)* | $24.00 | VitalChek Processing Fee | $13.95 | Regular Shipping (USPS) | $0.00

## What vitalrecords.nc.gov says

> VitalChek is an independent service. VitalChek charges a processing fee, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard or VISA. VitalChek also accepts personal checks.

Source: https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/order.htm

## Source

- https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/order.htm

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [Ordering a birth certificate: each state's own fee and process](https://referencesource.org/birth-certificate-fees-by-state/).