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Location:
2000 Forest Ridge Drive
Building B
817-952-2112
817-952-2397 fax

Bedford offers abstracted certified copies of all Texas births (see stipulations below) and full record certified copies of Bedford birth and death records from 1972 to the present.  You must complete an application and provide a copy of your current identification to obtain certified copies.  We accept cash, checks, money orders, MasterCard and Visa.
Birth Certificate Death Certificate
Confidentiality 75 years 25 years
Availability Remote Abstract System -Texas births only for children at least 1 month old and adults born after 1926. Bedford deaths only from 1972 to present
Fees $23 each – limited to 10 copies in a lifetime First is $21; each extra $4 if ordered at same time – no limit on issuance

Call Austin toll free at 1-888-963-7111 for death records filed in cities other than Bedford.  For birth and death records filed in other states or on U.S military bases, please call us at 817-952-2112 for information.

NOTICE  TO FUNERAL HOMES:  Effective March 1, 2006
We no longer process death certificates during the hours of 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.  If you have an urgent request, please call 817-952-2124 to make arrangements.
 
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