Pennsylvania
For Pennsylvania, certified copy fee is You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania our reading
- Certified copy fee
- You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered verified
- State's word on third-party services
- VitalChek is PA’s ONLY authorized vendor for online orders. Using any other online birth certificate fulfillment website could delay receipt of your document and/or cost you additional money per pa.gov
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What the source says
You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered unless you meet fee waiver requirements. Fee waivers are available for members of the U.S. Armed Forces, and through specific fee-waived paper applications available under the “Forms” section. If ordering online, you must also pay a non-refundable $10 service fee.
— pa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
What pa.gov says
VitalChek is PA’s ONLY authorized vendor for online orders. Using any other online birth certificate fulfillment website could delay receipt of your document and/or cost you additional money.
— pa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18
Source
- pa.govhttps://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html