Birth Certificate Fax: County and State Request Destinations
Find the county or state office handling your birth certificate request. Check whether fax is accepted, required identification and payment instructions.
A birth certificate fax usually sends an application or supporting identification to the records office. It does not issue a certified certificate by itself. Find the office that holds the birth record, then use the channel its current instructions permit.
The examples below were checked on official pages on October 7, 2026. Re-check the official page the day you send. These local and state destinations are not national certificate services.
Published vital records fax destinations
| Office | Published fax | Purpose and send link |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga County, New York: Vital Statistics | 315-435-3614 | Send permitted certificate request documents |
| Alaska HAVRS: Juneau | 907-465-3618 | Send to Juneau vital records |
| Alaska HAVRS: Anchorage | 907-269-0994 | Send to Anchorage vital records |
Use the destination on the current application if it specifies an office. Ask the records office before sending a correction, adoption, delayed registration or other request that may need a different process or original documents.
Onondaga County: application or online-order support
Onondaga County Vital Statistics describes certificate requests by fax, mail, online and in person, with an application, identification and the required payment. Check whether the county holds your record and whether you qualify to receive it.
Its online birth-order instructions separately ask for supporting cover and ID documents for an existing order. Use the order reference so the office can match them. Sending those supporting documents is different from placing another paid request.
Before faxing, read the application and payment instructions. Do not assume a fax service’s transmission charge pays the county’s certificate fee. The records office handles eligibility, fee collection, processing and delivery of the certificate.
Alaska: choose the office and one ordering method
Alaska HAVRS lists fax among its vital-record ordering methods and publishes the Juneau and Anchorage office numbers above. It handles records for events in Alaska. For a birth elsewhere, start with that jurisdiction’s records office.
HAVRS advises using one ordering method per request to avoid duplicate charges. Check the current form and eligibility requirements, and ask Special Services about changes to an existing record. Do not assume every vital-record service follows the ordinary certificate-order route.
Check the packet before uploading
Use the current records-office form, rather than a generic letter when an application is required. Complete the fields, signature and date; attach the identification or authority documents the office requests. A clean scan should show the full ID and all required details without glare or cropped edges.
Add routing information that helps the office match the packet: applicant name, callback number, request type, page count and an existing order reference if you have one. Do not include extra family records or unrelated identification simply to make the packet longer. Keep your original documents and the exact submitted file.
If the office requires an original, notarization or a separate payment process, faxing a scan does not satisfy those requirements on its own. Follow the application’s instructions for each item.
Send and confirm the request
Choose the matching Send link, verify the recipient number and preview all pages. SingleFax sends start at $0.99 for up to 10 pages, with a quote before payment and pay-on-success billing. The records-office fee is separate.
Keep the fax receipt and confirm the office accepted the request or attached the documents to your order. A delivered fax does not prove eligibility, payment or issuance. Ask the office about missing items and the certificate delivery process through its official contact channel.
If you need the certificate for another document packet, see financial aid verification or the DMV fax directory. Each receiving office decides whether it needs a certified original, a copy or another type of evidence.