Birth Document Services We Provide at Gates Registry
Birth Certificates
Birth certificates include information such as:
- place of birth
- full legal name
- birth date, and
- parent’s legal names
Multiple framing sizes are available.
Copy of Registration of Birth
This document is a photocopy of the registration of birth. It is the same document the parents would have filled out while at the hospital. Information on this document may include:
- time of birth
Be sure to speak to a staff member here to learn more.
Who Can Order These Documents
To order either of the mentioned documents above, you will need to be one of the following:
- parent(s) of the individual on the birth registration
- adult next of kin
- a person adopting a child (some restrictions apply, phone for more information)
- Order from the court
- any person who needs it to comply with the child welfare act (proof is required)
- person who is on the birth registration
- a person with power of attorney
You will need identification for either certificates.
You may wait 1 – 3 days for your certificate to arrive. You will have to come into our office to pick it up though.