Maintains records of births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Washington state.  
Birth certificate records are held from July 1, 1907, to the present. Death certificates are held from July 1, 1907, to three months before the present.  
Marriage certificates are held from Jan 1, 1968, to four months before the present. 
Divorce certificates are held from Jan 1, 1968, to four months before the present.  
For certificates outside of these dates, contact local county auditors or health departments.

Vital Records offered by Washington State Department of Health's Center for Health Statistics

Maintains records of births, deaths, marriages and divorces in Washington state. Order forms are available on the website and copies of the records can be ordered from the website. Birth certificates are free for people who are homeless.

Programs that maintain and, where appropriate, provide copies of birth certificates, i.e., documents which certify the date and place of a person's birth as well as his/her parentage. Available in most jurisdictions are authorized copies which are required to obtain a driver’s license, passport, Social Security card and other services related to an individual’s identity; and informational copies which cannot be used to establish a person’s identity. Only individuals designated by law have access to authorized copies of a person's birth certificate.

Birth Certificates

Programs that maintain and, where appropriate, provide access to or copies of the official document that dissolves a marriage relationship between two people.

Divorce Records

Programs that issue, maintain and, where appropriate, provide access to or copies of the official documents that certify that an individual has died. Death certificates specify the cause of death and are generally signed by an attending or examining physician. Available in most jurisdictions are authorized copies which may be required to obtain death benefits, claim insurance proceeds, notify Social Security and access other services related to an individual’s identity; and informational copies which cannot be used to establish identity. Only individuals designated by law have access to authorized copies of a person's death certificate.

Death Certificates

Programs that maintain copies of the instrument which certifies that a marriage between two people has taken place. The marriage certificate is executed by the individual officiating at the marriage and serves as evidence of the marriage.

Marriage Certificates

Issues copies of birth and death certificates for anyone born in the state of Washington since 1907 and death certificates for deaths that occurred in King County since 1907. 
Can issue death certificates for all deaths that occurred in the state of Washington since 2015. 
For other records of personal events such as marriage, divorce, adoptions and name changes: 
- In King County, contact King County Records and Licensing Services 
- Elsewhere in Washington state, contact Washington State Department of Health 
- Center for Health Statistics

Vital Statistics offered by Public Health in Seattle & King County

Issues certified copies of birth and death certificates for anyone born in Washington since 1907 and death certificates for deaths in King County since 1907. Can issue death certificates for all deaths that occurred in Washington since 2015.