Local Wisconsin Government Offices 
Providing Services Related to Vital Records

Registers of Deeds
Milwaukee/West Allis City Vital Records Offices
County Clerks
Clerks of Court
Coroners/Medical Examiners

Registers of Deeds file and issue:

• Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in that county.
• Copies of birth and death records for Wisconsin events for persons residing in that county at the time of the event.

• Copies of marriage records for marriages that occurred in that county.

Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices 
Listing (PDF, 10 KB); Map (PDF, 18 KB) (February 2007)  

Milwaukee and West Allis City Vital Records Offices file and issue:

• Copies of birth and death records for events occurring in those cities.

• Issue marriage licenses for persons who marry in Wisconsin.
• Maintain public marriage applications for 10 years.

Note: See Reference Materials (PDF, 121 KB) for County Marriage License Fee information.

• File divorce/annulment certificates for divorces/annulments granted in the county court.
• Issue copies of divorce decrees for divorces granted in the county court.
• File court orders affecting vital records (such as: amendments, legal name changes, adoptions, and paternity adjudications.)

Coroners/Medical Examiners  Listing (PDF, 26 KB); Map (PDF, 86 KB)  (March 2008) 

• Certify cause and manner of death on all injury and poisoning-related deaths and in other cases as mandated by state law.
• Issue releases to cremate bodies.
• Issue permits to disinter remains.

Note: See Reference Materials (PDF, 141 KB) for County Coroner/Medical Examiner Fee information (for special services like issuing cremation releases).

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Last Revised:  June 24, 2008