Name of the Organization : Illinois Department of Public Health
Type of Facility : How to Obtain a Civil Union Certificate
State : Illinois
Country : United States of America
Website : http://www.dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/birth-death-other-records/civil-union-records
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24625-civilunion.pdf
DPH How to Obtain a Civil Union Certificate
Civil Union Records :
** Civil Union records are not kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records.
Related :Illinois Department of Public Health Obtain Correct Birth Certificate : www.statusin.org/24620.html
** Certified copies are available from the county clerk in the county where the civil union occurred.
** To learn more, see Resources in the right-hand column and click on List of County Clerks.
** The Division of Vital Records can verify the facts of a civil union that has taken place from January 1, 2012 through the current index date available.
** The facts of a civil union include: names, dates of birth, date of event and city/county of event.
** Verifications cost $5 and can be requested by mail, by fax or in person.
How to Obtain a Civil Union Verification :
To obtain a civil union verification, you must submit the following :
** A completed Application for Verification of Marriage/Civil Union Record Files (see FORMS in the right-hand column).
** A valid government issued photo identification (ID) that must be readable and is not expired/out of date (if an ID is not provided, unreadable, or expired, the request will be returned unprocessed)
** To learn more about valid IDs, see RESOURCES in the right-hand column and click on IDs
** To learn more about the required costs/fees, see RESOURCES in the right-hand column and click on Costs/Fees
To Order by Mail :
** You can mail the completed application for verification of marriage/civil union record files (see Forms in the right-hand column) or send a letter providing the names of both parties, their dates of birth, and the date and place of the civil union, if known, and a check or money order (do not send cash) for the $5 fee made payable to the “Illinois Department of Public Health” to
Illinois Department of Public Health
Division of Vital Records
925 E. Ridgely Ave.
Springfield, IL 62702-2737
To Order by Fax :
** Orders can be faxed to 217-523-2648. You will need to include the application for verification of marriage/civil union record files (see FORMS in the right-hand column) or provide the names of both parties and the date and place of the civil union on the transmittal/cover sheet.
You also need to include the following information :
** Your credit card number and expiration date ($5 fee, $12.95 handling fee, and $19.50 fee if UPS delivery is selected)
** A daytime phone number, including area code, should it be necessary to contact you about the request
** Your return address
** Your written signature
** A valid government issued photo identification (ID) (if an ID is not provided, unreadable, or expired, the request will not be processed)
** These orders may take 7 business days to process.
** Incomplete or illegible applications will not be processed.
** An adult signature is necessary to accept the UPS delivery.
** We can send packages by UPS to your place of work.
** UPS deliveries cannot be made to post office boxes.
To Order in Person :
** In-person orders can be dropped off at the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records’ office at 925 East Ridgely Ave. in Springfield from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Please Note :
** The person requesting the verification will be asked to show a valid government issued photo identification (ID) card.