The Durham County Department of Public Health’s Vital Records office processes Durham County birth and death information (This office DOES NOT issue certificates of any kind) for COPIES OF CERTIFICATES REFER TO THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE.

In the Vital Records office, you can:

1- Add last names to the birth certificate by completing an affidavit.
For this, both parents must be present, and you must bring:

• Copy of birth certificate and

• Some accepted ID:

• Passport
• or Real ID
• or Military ID

2- Send information about home births to be processed. For this you must:

• Fill out the form below. For the form, click here LINK

• Answer the following questions. For the questions, click here LINK or

• XXX
• XXX
• XXX

3- Deliver Notification of Death information and Certificate of Death to be processed

4- Get a form for disinterments/ reinterments, burial transit and removal of graves. For the forms, click here: LINK

REMEMBER: Durham County Public Health is a NON-ISSUANCE office to the public. You can ONLY get certified copies of Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, Amendments, Legitimations and Marriage Licenses at the DURHAM COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS OFFICE, regdeeds@dconc.gov   
For more information, call (919) 560-0495 

For vital records questions or for more information, call your Durham County Public Health at (919) 560-7670.

Please Note: Certified copies of birth and death certificates, amendments and legitimations can only be obtained at the Durham County Register of Deeds Office.

The Durham County Register of Deeds Office is located at 201 East Main Street Administration Bldg. II Durham, NC 27701.

For more information, call (919) 560-0495, for more information.