Maryland Certificate of Adoption (DHMH 24 VR B62)
Official state formAdoptionForm DHMH 24 VR B62Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Report of adoption that the attorney in the case completes and the court clerk certifies. Adoptive parents do not fill it out. The Division of Vital Records uses it to prepare a new birth certificate for an adopted person born in Maryland.
Who can use this form
- The attorney in the adoption case completes Sections A and B
- The Clerk of the Circuit Court completes the Section C certification and seal
- Courts in other states may use it if the certification and seal are completed
What to send with it
- Completed form with the court certification and seal, mailed by the Clerk
- Processing fee
- Fee for certified copies of the new certificate, if wanted
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Division of Vital Records 6764-B Reisterstown Road Baltimore, MD 21215
- State fee
- $12.00 processing fee for each adoption filed; $10.00 per certified copy of the new certificate
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 01/31/06
- Source
- Official government page