Missouri Application for Non-Certified Copy of an Original Birth Certificate by Lineal Descendant (MO 580-3231)
Official state formAdoptionForm MO 580-3231Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Request by a lineal descendant of a deceased adoptee for a non-certified copy of the adoptee's original birth certificate and any contact preference and medical history forms on file with the Bureau of Vital Records.
Who can use this form
- A lineal descendant of a deceased adopted person: a child, grandchild or great-grandchild
- Per the office's order page, not a step-child or a collateral descendant
What to send with it
- The application, which has a notary block
- Proof of the adopted person's death: a certified death certificate
- Proof of lineal descent: a certified birth certificate or adoption paperwork
- The $15 non-refundable search fee
- The form prints the P.O. Box address; the office's order page says to submit to 930 Wildwood Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65109
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Bureau of Vital Records P.O. Box 570 Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
- State fee
- $15 non-refundable search fee
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 8-18
- Source
- Official government page