Cochise County issued the following announcement on July 27.

Residents who need vital record certificates will now be offered same-day services by Cochise County.

Beginning Wednesday, August 1, anyone who needs a birth or death certificate can visit any Health & Social Services clinic to receive in-person delivery. Previously, certificates could only be mailed.

The improved service will be paid for through an increase of between $2 and $5 in some certificate fees – the first rise since 2011. Cochise County, which produces vital records on behalf of the state, is the last government authority to adopt the current statewide fee schedule.

There will be advantages for local citizens, said Ray Falkenberg, Deputy Director of Cochise Health & Social Services.

“There will be no additional processing fees, which can be as much as $34 through the state system. Customers will also receive same-day, walk-in service, which is not offered by the state,” he said, explaining it can take up to three weeks to get a certificate through the state system.

The option of having a certificate mailed will still be available.

The Board of Supervisors approved the new fee schedule at its regular meeting on July 10.

The new fee schedule will be as follows:

Birth Certificate - $20

Establishing Paternity - $30

Birth Certificate Correction/Amendment - $30

Death Certificate - $20

Death Certificate Correction/Amendment - $30

Fetal Death Certificate - $20

Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth - $20

Delayed Birth Application - $20

Foreign Born Application - $20

Putative Father Registry - $5

Presumptive Death - $15

Birth Non-Certified - $5 ** For Government Agencies Only

Death Non-Certified - $5 ** For Government Agencies Only

Record Search - $5

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Clinic Locations

Bisbee: 1415 Melody Lane, Building A

Benson: 126 W. 5th Street

Douglas: 1012 North G Avenue, Suite 101

Sierra Vista: 4115 E. Foothills Drive

Willcox: 420 S. Haskell Avenue

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