The Department of Health’s Vital Records Division issues certified birth and death records for events occurring in Fort Wayne and Allen County.
Applicants for Vital Records must have a direct and tangible interest in the record requested and be able to identify it with reasonable particularity. Identification is required for the purchase of a birth or death certificate. Options include a valid driver’s license, state ID or passport.
Certified birth certificates are needed for proof of employment, U.S. passport applications, school enrollment, Social Security cards and other forms of identification. Birth certificates are forgery-resistant documents printed on safety paper with watermarks, engraving, background security patterns and sequential numbers.
Hospital births are transmitted electronically by the hospital to the local health department usually within five days. For births outside a hospital, the person in attendance is required to file the birth with the local health department. Please contact Vital Records for the procedure to file a home birth.
Certified copies of the certificate are issued only for births that occurred in Allen County. The cost for a birth certificate is $20 per copy.
Contact Vital Records at 260.449.7147 for further instructions on seeking a birth certificate if you are not named on the document.
Download our online form and apply for a birth or death certificate.
