NOTICE:
Monday December 18, 2023 8am-4:30pm
Tuesday December 19, 2023 8am-4:30pm
Wednesday December 20, 2023 8am-4:30pm
Thursday December 21, 2023 8am-11:15am / 1:30pm-4:30pm
Friday December 22 2023 8am-12:00pm
Monday, December 25th and Tuesday December 26th-CLOSED
Wednesday December 27th 8am-4pm
Thursday December 28th 8am-4pm
Friday December 29th 8am-1pm
Monday, January 1, 2024 CLOSED
*Have a Safe and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - Our Office
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
A long form birth certificate is the most comprehensive certified birth record. It is a copy of the original birth certificate. It will also show a history of corrections that have been made to the record. A long form birth certificate is often required to obtain:
- U.S Passport
- Dual citizenship
- Driver License
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING:
To avoid non-refundable processing fees when ordering please note:
Only Death Records, Birth Records and Marriage License for Wichita County are available through this site. If a person was born or passed away inside Wichita Falls city limits or in another county in Texas the certificate will be located at the City of Wichita Falls Health Department. Their phone number is 940-761-7802 and the link to their site is: https://wichitafallstxvitals.permitium.com/rod
Marriage License must have been purchased in this office to obtain a certified copy from this site.
Death Records are available only for decedents who pass within the Wichita County limits excluding Wichita Falls city limits.
Welcome to the Wichita County Clerk Vital Records online ordering system.
This is an official site from the Vital Statistics Office of Wichita County Texas. Birth and Death Certificates are legal documents and will be treated as such. The information contained in the request is considered private. Please be sure to complete all fields within the order and upload the required information.
Online requests will be processed during normal business hours. Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. You will be notified by email when your order has been approved. At that time, your order is ready for pick-up, or your document will be mailed within one business day.
The payment will be paid through Permitium Payments. The charge will show on your credit card statement as “PermVitalRecs”. This is a secure and trusted provider of payment services.
All Birth and Death Certificates from this office are certified copies of the original record on security paper that meets state requirements, which bears our County Seal and the Texas Administrative Code Department Seal within the paper. We do NOT use an embossed seal per Texas Administrative Code Title 25 Part 1 Chapter 181 Subchapter B Rule 1813-28 –C –Security Features. The Texas Administrative Code can be found at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/vs/field/local-registrar-and countclerresources/
All Certified copies of Marriage License are sealed with a raised embossed seal with an original signature of the deputy clerk. Only certified copies can be obtained.
Processing of Applications:
- You will receive an email notification when your application has successfully been submitted into the online ordering system.
- You may receive a second email notification or a phone call if our office has questions regarding your order or needs additional information to process your request.
- Once your application has been Approved, a confirmation email will be sent to notify you that your document is ready for pick-up, or will be mailed the following business day.
- If you application has been Denied, you will be notified by email. The payment amount for your order, less processing fees (Convenience, Credit Card, Vital Verify) will be refunded to the card you used with 5 business days.
Warning: The penalty for knowingly making a false statement on this form can be 2-10 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000 (Health and Safety Code 195.003).
Attention:
The State Office is requiring that all applicants upload a form of identification when submitting their application. Click on the button below for information on the forms of identification acceptable. When applying online, we only accept PRIMARY forms of identification (group A).
Click below to see who is eligible to request a birth/death certificate, as there are restrictions:
Certified Birth Certificate | $23.00 ea |
Certified Death Certificate |
$21.00 |
Certified copy of your Marriage License (certificate) | $10.00 ea |
* An additional Non-Refundable $5 Service and Credit Card Processing Fee will be applied to all online orders
* An additional Non-Refundable $0.35 VitalVerify fee will be applied to all 'delivery' orders.
Standard Shipping | $1.00 |
You will be asked to select the method of receiving the certificates during the application. You will be notified by us once we have processed your application and the certificates are out for mail or ready for pickup.
Wichita County Clerk
900 7th Street, Room 250
Wichita Falls, Texas 76301
Phone: (940)-766-8100 Ext. 8527
Fax: (940)-716-8554
Email: annette.stanley@co.wichita.tx.us
For Technical Support, Contact:
Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM