Welcome to the Colchester, CT Town Clerk's Vital Statistics online ordering system. Requests will be processed Monday-Friday 8:30AM - 4:30PM with extended hours on Thursdays until 7:00PM.  The Colchester Town Clerk's Office processes orders within 2 business days, excluding weekends and holidays, once all information is available.

In Colchester, the Town Clerk and Assistant Town Clerks are also the Registrar and Assistant Registrars of Vital Statistics.  The principal statutory provisions relating to these duties are found in Sections 7-36 through 7-76 and 19a-42 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

Only a Registrar of Vital Statistics or the Commissioner of Public Health may issue certified copies of birth, marriage, death or fetal death certificates. 

Notarized copies of vital records have no legal status (CGS 7-62a).

REQUESTING A BIRTH, DEATH, OR MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

Birth Certificates 

• A copy of your birth certificate is on file in the town in which you were born, and in the town in which your mother lived at the time of your birth.  For all Births occurring after 2003, you may access from any Town within the State of Connecticut.

Death Certificates 

• Certified copies of death certificates can be obtained for individuals that passed away in or were residents of Colchester, Connecticut from 1869 until present.   For anyone who died on or after July 1, 1997, certified copies that show the social security number of the deceased will be issued to the immediate family members only! Certified copies of death certificates without social security numbers will be issued to anyone else.

Marriage Certificates 

• Certified copies of your marriage license can be obtained from the Town Clerk’s Office where the marriage occurred or your town of residence at the time of marriage.

Delivery Options:

• USPS: United States Postal Service (not trackable)
• UPS Next Day Air® (covers all 50 states and Puerto Rico) (variable pricing, includes tracking number)
• UPS 2nd Day Air® (covers all 50 states and Puerto Rico) (variable pricing, includes tracking number)

To begin the order process, click on the links on the left

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