Georgia Court Ordered Delayed Certificate of Birth (Form 3948)
Official state formDelayed registrationForm Form 3948Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Court order form used in a Superior Court or Probate Court case under O.C.G.A. 31-10-12. The judge sets out the facts of birth and orders the vital records office to place the birth record on file. It is completed in the court, not by the vital records office.
Who can use this form
- A person who asks a Georgia Superior Court or Probate Court to establish the facts of a birth
- The judge signs the order
What to send with it
- Order completed and signed by the judge, with the court seal
- Copy of a valid photo ID
- U.S. money order or certified check payable to the State Office of Vital Records (no cash by mail)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- State Office of Vital Records 1680 Phoenix Blvd., Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30349
- State fee
- $10.00 processing fee.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- REVISED 02/2018
- Source
- Official government page