Hood
County
Vital Statistics Information Page
Marriage License Application
Birth & Death Certificate Information
Dana Ballez is a Deputy Clerk in Vital Statistics.
She can be reached at 817-579-3222, ext. 6015
Vital Statistics is the area of issuing marriage licenses,
and the recording of birth and death certificates and issuing certified
copies of the same. The County Clerk is closely supported by the Bureau
of Vital Statistics of the Texas Department of Health in Austin.
In
1987, the legislature closed birth and death records to public
inspection and placed them under control of the Department of Health or
local registration officials.
Birth and death records maintained by
the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Texas Department of Health
or by local registration official are closed to public inspection,
except that:
A) a birth record is public information and available to the
public on and after the 75'th anniversary of the date of birth as shown
on the record filed with the Bureau of Vital Statistics or local
registration official;
B) a death record is public
information and available to the public on and after the 25'th
anniversary of the date of death as shown on record filed with the
Bureau of Vital Statistics or local registration official.
In
the Vital Statistics section, you may obtain your birth certificate if
you were born anywhere in the State of Texas, and the Bureau of Vital
Statistics has it on record.
Marriage License Application
Cost: $72.00
Items you need to bring: Certified birth certificate or a valid
drivers license. If you are from outside the United States, a
passport will work.
From the date of issuance of a marriage license, the marriage license
is good for 30 days and may be used anywhere in Texas. The
marriage license cannot be used for 72 hours from the date of issuance
unless 1 applicant is on active duty in the Armed Forces.
Applicants are required to provide proof of age and identity. Any
valid, current, and correct document issued by this state, another
state, the U. S. Government, or a foreign government, which establishes
identity and age. The applicants must also know their social
security number.
Examples of acceptable documents:
1. Driver's license
2. ID card
3. Passport
A copy of a marriage license is $8
An application for an Affidavit of Absent Applicant can be downloaded here.
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Birth & Death Certificate Information
Birth records are closed and confidential until 75 years after
the file date. Death records are closed and confidential until 25
years after the file date.
Applicants must present a current, valid, and correct primary form of
photo identification.
Primary forms of identification:
1. Driver's license
2. Federal/State/County/City ID
3. Student ID
4. Military ID
5. Employment badge or card
If the applicant is unable to present such form of photo
identification, 2 secondary current, valid, and correct forms of
identification are required. One of which must bear the
applicant's signature.
Secondary forms of identification:
1. Voter's registration card
2. Social Security card
3. Clinic of health insurance card
4. Hunting or fishing license
5. Credit card
6. Library card
To request a copy of a birth certificate, you must be a member of the
immediate family. The cost is $23.
To request a copy of a death certificate, you must be a member of the
immediate family. The cost is $21 and $4 for each additional copy.
The form to request a search of vital statistics can be downloaded here.
Marriage verification is $5.00.
For information on where to write for vital records by state, the
information can be downloaded here.
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