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To purchase a birth certificate in person, please bring your valid photo ID and payment to our office at 205 College St.
Certified records can only be issued to immediate family or an authorized agent.
Please send a copy of your valid photo ID, check or money order, and the completed Vital Records Request Form to:
* A stamped, self-addressed envelope can help ensure faster return.
Purchase a certified copy of a Buncombe County birth certificate, death certificate, or marriage certificate to be mailed.
We accept the following payment types of purchasing a birth certificate.
Each certified record costs $10.00, and non-certified records cost $0.25 each. If you are 62 or older, you may receive one (1) certified copy of your birth certificate free of charge.
Note: Please make personal checks, or money orders payable to Register of Deeds.
The following information applies to the birth certificate of any individual born in Buncombe County. For information about obtaining a birth certificate from this office for a person born in another county in North Carolina, please visit our Statewide Birth Certificate.
We can assist with the amendment/legitimization of Birth Records for a fee of $35.
Note: We do recommend if you were born in another county other than Buncombe County and need to do an amendment or legitimation, you should do this process in the county in which you were born.
By law, all Adoption Records are removed from this office and must be obtained from Vital Records in Raleigh, NC..
Register of Deeds Office - Vital Records
Vital Records P: (828) 250-4300 F: (828) 250-4333
Office Email Address register@buncombecounty.org
Register of Deeds 205 College Street Asheville, NC 28801
Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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