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

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Certified copy fee:** You must pay a fee of $20 for each birth certificate ordered _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not stated by the source above)_

## 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.

## 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.

Source: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html

## Source

- https://www.pa.gov/agencies/health/programs/vital-records/birth-certificates.html

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