Arizona Genealogy Records
State Genealogy Records Accessibility
Birth Records: Birth records are only available to the following persons: registrant (self), parents, spouse, grandparent, adult child, adult brother or sister, guardian having legal custody or control of a minor child, foster parents, attorney representing the registrant, attorney representing the biological parent(s) in an adoption proceeding, attorney representing the adoptive parent(s) in an adoption proceeding, adoption agencies representing adoptive or biological parents, persons or agencies empowered by statute or appointed by a court to act on the registrant's behalf, or anyone requesting them for genealogical reasons.
Death Records: Only the following persons can request a death record: spouse or immediate family members, attorneys representing estates, attorneys representing family members, attorneys representing persons with a legal interest, non-attorney legal interest/other vital interest, approved third party, private investigators, persons submitting requests for fetal death certificates, and anyone requesting the documents for genealogical reasons.
Marriage Records: Public record
Divorce Records: Public record
State Genealogy Records Requests
State Birth Records
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 3887, Phoenix, AZ 85030
Physical Address: 1818 West Adams, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (888) 816-5907 or (602) 364-1300
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Required Information: Signed application, fee, and ID (such as: government-issued driver’s license or identification card, tribal identification cards, U.S. Military identification cards, passport, visa, or resident alien card).
Years Available: Birth records are available from the late 1800s to the present.
Search Fees: Birth records are $15, and if you need to amend a birth record, it is $25. For births recorded more than 75 years ago, it is only $5 to obtain a non-certified birth record.
Retrieval Timeframe: 15 to 20 business days
Notes: Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your mail-in order.
State Death Records
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records
Mailing Address:Post Office Box 3887, Phoenix, AZ 85030
Physical Address: 1818 West Adams, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone Number: (888) 816-5907 or (602) 364-1300
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Required Information: Signed application, fee, and ID (such as: government-issued driver’s license or identification card, tribal identification cards, U.S. Military identification cards, passport, visa, or resident alien card).
Years Available: Death records are available from the late 1800s to the present.
Search Fees: Death records are $15.
Retrieval Timeframe: 15 to 20 business days
Notes: Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your mail-in order.
State Marriage Records
Marriage records are not maintained on a state level. You will need to contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the marriage was performed in order to obtain a copy of a marriage record.
Office Hours:Varies
Required Information: Varies
Years Available: Varies
Search Fees: The fee for a marriage record is $26.50, plus $7 shipping and handling (unless you enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request, then shipping is free).
Retrieval Timeframe: Requests may take up to 14 business days from the time the office receives your payment for items requested.
Forms: Please see the individual county’s websites for forms and information about addresses.
State Divorce Records
Divorce records are not maintained on a state level. You will need to contact the Clerk of the Superior Court of the county where the divorce was finalized in order to obtain a copy of a marriage record.
Office Hours:Varies
Required Information: Varies
Years Available: Varies
Search Fees: It is $26 for a divorce record and $7 for shipping and handling (unless you enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your request).
Retrieval Timeframe: Varies
Notes: When requesting a divorce record, you must indicate whether you want just the divorce decree or if you want the property settlement or custody agreement as well; you must also advise whether or not this is for a name change with the Social Security Administration.
State Property Records
APS Community Development
Mailing address: N/A
Physical address: N/A
Phone: (800) 423-0198
Fax: N/A
Hours: Monday through Friday, from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM
Commissioner: N/A
