64V-1.014. Fees for Vital Statistics Services Provided by State Registrar

The fees for services provided are as follows:

(1) Five dollars for the first calendar year of records searched or retrieved for a vital record and two dollars for each additional calendar year of records searched or retrieved, up to a maximum of fifty dollars. If the record is located, this fee entitles the applicant to one computer certification of the record. An additional fee of five dollars is required if a certified photocopy is requested, in place of or in addition to a computer certification, unless a computer certification is not available.

(2) Twenty dollars for processing a request to file a delayed certificate of birth, death, fetal death or presumptive death. This fee entitles the applicant to one certification of the record, if filed.

(3) Twenty dollars for processing a request for an amendment to a death record, fetal death record or a birth record made pursuant to Section 382.016, F.S. This fee entitles the applicant to one certification of the amended or corrected record.

(4) Twenty dollars for processing a request for an amendment resulting from a report of change of name or a new birth certificate for reason of adoption, affirmation of parental status for gestational surrogacy or for reason of determination of paternity. This fee entitles the applicant to one certification of the new certificate.

(5) Four dollars for each additional certification of a vital record for which a fee for search, retrieval or a filing fee is paid, when ordered at the same time as the initial certification.

(6) Ten dollars for expedited processing of an initial certified copy or certified statement or exemplified or apostille copy of a vital record.

(7) Five cents for each vital record listed on electronic media plus a charge of $100 for the cost of programming and preparation.

(8) Nine dollars for filing a claim of paternity with the Florida Putative Father Registry.

(9) Nine dollars for each search request of the Florida Putative Father Registry.

Rulemaking Authority 63.054(14), 382.003(10), 382.0255(3) FS. Law Implemented 63.054(9), 382.0255(1) FS. History–New 10-1-88, Amended 11-11-90, 4-18-96, 12-26-96, Formerly 10D-49.034, Amended 11-11-98, 2-29-04, 5-13-08, 3-6-16.