Application for Search and Certified Copy of Birth Record (State Form 49607)
Official state formForm State Form 49607Free downloadLast verified November 5, 2026
The Indiana Department of Health application to order a certified copy of an Indiana birth certificate by mail.
Who can use this form
- The person named on the record (18 or older), a parent listed on the record, or a grandparent, adult sibling, adult child or grandchild, current spouse, aunt, uncle or step-parent with proof of relationship
- A court-appointed legal guardian, an attorney for the person named, or a state, federal or social agency with documentation
- Genealogy copies only when the person named is deceased and the record is over 75 years old
- The state holds records from October 1907; earlier births are kept by the local health department
What to send with it
- This application, completed and signed
- A copy of the front and back of your valid photo ID; your mailing address must match your ID
- A check or money order payable to the Indiana Department of Health (no cash)
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Indiana Department of Health Division of Vital Records B-4 2 North Meridian Street Indianapolis, IN 46204
- State fee
- $10 search fee, which includes one certified copy if the record is found; $4 for each extra copy of the same record ordered at the same time. The fee is non-refundable.
- Typical processing
- About 2 to 3 weeks for the standard form; 6 to 8 weeks for the long form
- Source
- Official government page