|  The
Office of Vital Statistics has six methods available for making a request for a marriage certificate:
regular mail, priority mail, telephone, fax, internet, and walk-in customer service. Detailed
instructions are available at each link below. Marriage certificates began being filed
with the Office May 1, 1913.
For additional instructions, click on an Ordering Method.
| ORDERING METHOD |
DESCRIPTION |
COST |
PROCESSING TIME |
| WALK-IN |
Go to Curtis State Office Bldg., 1000 SW Jackson, Ste. 120, Topeka,
KS 66612. Open 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays.Payment made by cash, check, money order,
or credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same
record ordered at same time. |
Around 15 - 20 minutes provided there is no difficulty in locating
the record |
| INTERNET |
Access www.vitalchek.com
any time. Payment made by credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same
record ordered at same time PLUS $11.00 expedited service fee. |
Within 3 business days after receipt in our office |
| TELEPHONE |
Call (785) 296-3253 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Central Time
weekdays.Payment made by credit card. |
$15 for 1st copy, $15 for each additional copy of same
record ordered at same time PLUS $11.00 expedited service fee.
|
Within 3 business days |
| REGULAR MAIL |
Send request by regular mail. Payment made by check or money
order. |
$15 for 1st copy,
$15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time.
|
Dependent upon current request volume - 5 to 10 business days
|
| PRIORITY MAIL |
Send by any type of priority mail service. Payment made by check
or money order. |
$15 for 1st copy,
$15 for each additional copy of same record ordered at same time. |
Within 3 business days after receipt in our office |
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