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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
  • Ministry credentials (ordination)

Vital Records provides services for the following. Please click on a link to learn more.

  • Birth Certificates
  • Death Certificates
  • Marriage Licenses/Marriage Certificates
  • Drivers License/ID Cards
  • Miscellaneous Permits and Licenses
  • Special Events and Exhibitions
  • Notary Services
  • Record Ministry Credentials

Vital Records Fees

MS 144.26 and MN Rules 4601.0400​

Certified Birth Certificate $26.00
Additional Copies $19.00
Birth Verification $13.00
Certified Death Certificate $13.00
Additional Copies $6.00
Non-certified Death Certificate $13.00
Death Verification $13.00
Marriage Certificate $9.00
Expedited Service Per record $20.00

MS517.08, S5 (4&5) and MS148B.33

Marriage License $115.00

Reduced Fee*

*Must complete 12 hours of premarital counseling according to Minnesota Statute517

$40.00

Driver’s License/MN ID Cards MS171.13

Class A $51.00
Class B $43.00
Class C $36.00
Class D $32.00
Provisional driver's license $19.25
Class D Provisional license upgrade to under 21 DL (with no violations on record $3.50 credit) $28.50
Class D instruction permit $15.50
Duplicate $17.00
Motorcycle Endorsement $13.00

State ID Card

Initial Application $21.50
Renewal $21.50
Duplicate $17.00
Senior Citizen (65+) $20.75
Reduced Fee IS (Developmental, Mental, or Physical disabilities MS171.07, Subd. 3, para (e)) $.50

Liquor Licenses MS 340A.408

On-sale Intoxicating Liquor $2,850.00
On-sale Sunday Intoxicating $200.00
Off-sale Intoxicating Liquor $200.00
Wine License $600.00
On-sale Beer $200.00
Off-sale Beer $100.00
Temporary Liquor License $30.00

Notary Commission/Services MS357.01

Notary Commission Recording Fee $20.00
Notary Public Service Per signature $5.00
Notary Public Verification Certificate Per signature $5.00

Misc. Licenses MS329.11 - fee is for a calendar year

Transient Merchant $150.00
Precious Metal $75.00
Auctioneer's Bond $20.00
Dance Permit $120.00
Fireworks Permit Per event $25.00
Special Events / Exhbitions Per event $50.00

Non-Statutory Fees

Marriage License Retype / Amendment

$25.00
Returned Check Collection Fee Per check $30.00
Credit Card Convenience Fee 2.49%
Credentials of Ordination Filling $20.00
Mail Handling Per request $5.00
Priority Express Mail Per label $26.35

 

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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