Illinois Application for Search of Birth Record Files of a Deceased Infant (VR181)
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Lets the mother of an infant who died within 90 days of birth order one certified birth certificate that is not marked "DECEASED". It is mailed to the Illinois Division of Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- Only the mother named on the birth certificate.
- The child must have died within 90 days of birth.
- The request must be made within nine months of the date of death.
What to send with it
- The application with every box completed.
- A check or money order payable to Illinois Department of Public Health.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Division of Vital Records 110 West Lawrence Ave. Springfield, IL 62704-2610
- State fee
- $15.00 for the one certified copy.
- Typical processing
- Approximately 12 weeks from receipt for mailed requests, per the notice on the office's records pages.
- Form revision
- Rev. 08/26
- Source
- Official government page