Welcome to the Ogemaw County Clerk's Office Vital Statistics online ordering system. Requests will be processed Monday-Friday: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, excluding State and Federal Holidays.

Ogemaw County keeps records of birth and deaths that occurred in Ogemaw County. It also maintains the marriage license record for individuals who applied in Ogemaw County. Most records are available to anyone and this applies to death and marriage records. Michigan birth records less than 100 years old are restricted to certain individuals.  For individuals needing vital records from other counties, please contact the County Clerk’s office of that county.


REQUESTING A BIRTH, DEATH , OR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:

Birth Certificates

Birth records are NOT public records and can only be obtained by the following persons:

• The individual named on the record
• The parents of the individual named on the record
• Legal guardian/legal representative (provide court order)
• An heir of the person named on the record
• If you were adopted, your original Michigan birth record was sealed by a
  court. In this case, you can only obtain a copy of your birth certificate
  from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. It will
  indicate your adopted name and adoptive parent’s names. You may
  contact the Michigan Department of Health at
  https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs or by calling 517.335.8666.

Death Certificates

• The Ogemaw County Clerk’s office has death certificates for individuals who died in Ogemaw County. Death certificates are public records and may be viewed by anyone. You will need to provide the name and date of death for the individual record.
  
  

Marriage Certificates

• The Ogemaw County Clerk’s office only has marriage records for individuals who applied for their license in Ogemaw County. Marriage licenses are public record and can be obtained anyone. You will need to provide the names of the parties as well as the date of the marriage.

An additional Non-Refundable $5 Service Fee will be applied to all online orders.

An additional Non-Refundable Credit Card Processing Fee will be applied to all online orders.

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