Vital Records is an essential activity of every public health agency. The data compiled is used in analysis of health trends, needs and problems in health education, program planning, evaluation and in other areas. The goal of the Person County Vital Statistics Program is to carry out the statutory requirements regarding Vital Statistics in order to ensure that complete and accurate vital records are available for future analysis.

The Health Director serves as the local registrar with one Deputy Registrar and two assistant Deputy Registrars as back-up.

REGISTERING DEATHS & BIRTHS

Person County Vital Records Section registers all deaths and births which occur in Person County, as well as issuing Burial Transit Permits and Disinterment /Re-interment Permits. The hospital or medical facility where a birth occurs is responsible for filing a Certificate of Live Birth within 5 days with the Vital Records Program in the county where the birth occurred.

The funeral director or person acting as such is responsible for filing a Notification of Death within 24 hours and a Certificate of Death within 5 days with the Vital Records Section in the county where the death occurred.

It is the responsibility of the local registrar, Deputy Registrar, or assistant Deputy Registrars to ensure all births, deaths, and fetal deaths occurring in the county are properly registered with the Register of Deed’s Office, and the Vital Records Branch at the state level in Raleigh. You may obtain certified copies of births and deaths at the Person County Register of Deeds or at the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics / NC Vital Records. Visit NC Vital Records for additional information.

HOME BIRTH

A Certificate of Live Birth for a baby born at home (home birth) must be filed through the Vital Records Program. Click the link below for further information.