Fees & Application

The Stanly County Register of Deeds office maintains Marriage records, Birth and Death records, and Delayed Birth records.

Uncertified copies are available to the public.

Certified copies of vital records will be issued to:

  • The applicant
  • The applicant’s spouse
  • The applicant’s mother/father
  • The applicant’s brother/sister
  • The applicant’s children/grandchildren
  • The applicant’s grandmother/grandfather
  • The applicant’s step-parent/step child
  • An authorized agent, attorney, or legal representative of the applicant.
  • Funeral Director/Licensee for death certificates

Certified copies: $10.00 each
Non-certified copies: $ 0.25 each

Online Application for a copy of Vital Records

(Can be used to obtain a certified copy of a Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate from Stanly County.)

Paper Application for a copy of Vital Records


Download the application and either mail or deliver it in person to the Register of Deeds office.
(Can be used to obtain a certified copy of a Birth, Death or Marriage Certificate from Stanly County.)

Please include a copy of your VALID GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION along with your request for a certified copy of your vital record.

On all transactions requiring us to return documents to you please include a self addressed stamped envelope.

Send only a money order or cashier’s check in the amount of $10.00 to the following address:

Stanly County Register of Deeds
P.O. Box 97
Albemarle, NC 28002