Vital Records

North Carolina General Statutes 130-A requires that the local public health authority administer the Vital Records Program under the direction of the health director. The goal of this program is to assure vital records are filed as required by state statutes and are submitted to the North Carolina State Division of Vital Records within the required time period.

Vital Registration 

The health director appoints deputy registrars to process vital records. The purpose of vital registration is to administer and enforce the General Statutes of North Carolina for Vital Statistics and related laws. The deputy registrar is responsible for the completion, maintenance, and transmittal of the following:

1. Birth Certificates
2. Burial Transit Permits
3. Disinterment / Reinterment Permits
4. Home Births
5. Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
6. Death Certificates
7. State Queries - Birth / Death Certificates
8. Supplemental Cause of Death
9. Report of Fetal Death

Additional Registration Information 

It is the responsibility of the hospital to file birth certificates and funeral directors to file death certificates with local deputy registrars.

Home birth certificate processing for Rowan County births can be scheduled by contacting Madison Anderson, Deputy Registrar, at (704)-216-8807. 

Do you need a copy of a birth or death certificate?

Rowan County Public Health does not issue copies of birth or death certificates.

Certified copies of birth and death certificates are available at the Rowan County Register of Deeds , (704)-216-8626, or from the North Carolina Office of Vital Records.

Do you need to apply for an Affidavit of Parentage (AOP)?

Affidavits of Parentage (AOP) can be completed by visiting the NC Vital Records website: https://vitalrecords.nc.gov/paternity.htm 

NC Vital Records General Inquiries: 919-733-3000