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Vital Records

Apply for a driver’s license or marriage license or request a birth, death or marriage certificate.

Effective December 29, 2020, anyone needing the following services will need to make an appointment using the Olmsted County Online Check-in System. 

  • Vital records: Birth, marriage, and death certificates
  • Notary
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Vital Records provides services for the following. Please click on a link to learn more.

  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates
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Vital Records Fees

To view fee information, please use the Fee Finder tool on the Olmsted County Fee webpage and search for the fee you are inquiring about.
Example: If you are inquiring about the fees related to Birth Certificates, type “Birth Certificates” in the search.

 

Driver's License or State Identification Cards

(For the state of Minnesota)

Driver's License or State Identification Cards

(For the state of Minnesota)

How to apply for a Driver's License or State Identification Cards for the state of Minnesota.

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Birth Certificates

Birth Certificates

Birth Certificates can be obtained the same day if you are applying in person. Valid identification and tangible interest in the record are required for all requests.

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Death Certificates

Death Certificates

Olmsted County can provide you with certified death certificates of people who died after the year 1997, in the state of Minnesota.

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Marriage License/Marriage Certificate

Marriage License/Marriage Certificate

How to apply for a marriage license or marriage certificate.

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Miscellaneous Permits and Licenses

Miscellaneous Permits and Licenses

Auctioneer, special events/exhibitions, fireworks, liquor, precious metals, peddlers/transient merchant, and estate sale conductors licenses.

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