General Info

The Division of Vital Records is a part of the Vital Statistics Administration, which is administered by the State of Maryland. The division issues birth, death and marriage certificates. It also provides divorce verification, adoption registration and paternity adjudication services. The Vital Statistics Administration is a department that is responsible for the registration of births and deaths in the State of Maryland. The department compiles and analyzes vital statistics data and prepares annual estimates of the state s population. Additionally, the Vital Statistics Administration supplies important statistics and population data to users in the public and private sectors.