Birth Certificate Registry

Our birth registrar will file your child’s birth certificate worksheet with the local registrar promptly and accurately within the required five-day period from the date of birth (as required by North Carolina Vital Records).

How We Record Births

We ask either of the parents to provide the infant’s name and date of birth. We also collect the parents’ demographic information so that we can make sure the birth record is accurate. If the parents aren’t married and the father wants his name printed on the birth certificate, then he must complete and sign a paternity affidavit. Once the birth certificate worksheet is complete, the mother signs the original copy. It is then sent to the Office of State Vital Records.

Getting a Copy of a Birth Certificate

You can get a copy of a birth certificate from the Office of State Vital Records. Please complete the request section on your copy of the birth certificate worksheet and follow the directions. You can also get a copy of a birth certificate from the Johnston County Register of Deeds. The office is located inside the Johnston County Courthouse at 207 E. Johnston St., Smithfield.

Birth Certificate Registry Questions

If you have specific questions about how births are registered, call 919-585-8621 to reach the birth registrar or 919-938-7332 to reach the director of Women’s and Children’s Services. You may also call the North Carolina Vital Records at 919-733-3000, send a letter to 1903 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1903 or visit their website.