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Birth records on file in the Town Clerk's office date back to 1871.
Records 100 years old and older are public records. All records
less than 100 years old are only available by request to the person
named on the record or to a close relative.
WHERE DO I OBTAIN A COPY OF MY BIRTH
CERTIFICATE?
If you were born in Smithfield, or if you were
born in Rhode Island and your mother lived in Smithfield at the
time of birth, you may obtain your birth certificate in the Town
Clerk's Office:
Smithfield Town Hall
64 Farnum Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
OR you may obtain your birth certificate at the Department of
Health, Vital Records:
3 Capitol Hill, Room 101
Providence, RI 02908
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (401) 222-2812
HOW TO OBTAIN A COPY OF A BIRTH
CERTIFICATE
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Enter the Town Clerk's Office, 1st Floor
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Present a picture identification of yourself
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To request a birth record by mail:
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State full name and date of birth for
certificate, enclose photo ID of yourself
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State father's name and mother's maiden name
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Enclose check payable to the "Town of Smithfield"
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If request is for certificate other than your
own, follow the above steps and also state your relationship to
that person.
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Mail request to: Town Clerk's Office, 64 Farnum
Pike, Smithfield, RI 02917
APPLICATION
TO REQUEST RECORD
Available here in .pdf format
Birth Record
Request
BIRTH CERTIFICATE COST
$20.00 for the first certificate and $15.00 for
each additional certificate when ordered simultaneously.
For further information please call
Ann Marie Torregrossa, at 233-1000, ext. 113
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