Please click on the appropriate section to find out more specific information about how to acquire copies of Rhode Island birth certificates, Rhode Island death records, Rhode Island marriage licenses, and Rhode Island divorce decrees. Please note that rules and regulations for obtaining vital records may differ by state and by type of record requested.
For example, getting California birth certificates may have different rules than acquiring New York birth certificates and Texas death records may be different than Texas divorce decrees. Please click on the appropriate state and records area for the guidelines, contact information, and procedures, and links, for obtaining the vital record you are searching for.
For vital records dating back to Colonial times, contact town clerk's office in the town where the event occurred. For court and census records contact the County Office.
