What does the Starr County birth and death certificate application request?

It requests certificate details, applicant contact information, the applicant's relationship to the person, the reason for the request, and the applicant's signature and date.

What fees does the form list?

The form lists a $23 fee for a certified birth certificate, a $10 record-search fee, a $20 fee for a certified death certificate, and $4 for each additional death certificate copy.

Do I need a notary for the Starr County certificate application?

No. The application has a signature and date line but no notary block or notarized attachment; the signer just signs and dates it.

Starr County, TX · Starr County

No notary required

Application for Birth and Death Certificates

Starr County residents and other applicants use this form to request a certified birth or death certificate from the County Clerk.

At a glance

Issued by: City of Starr County · Starr County, Starr County, Texas
Notarization: Not required: file this form without a notary.
Official source: co.starr.tx.us
Blank form: Download the PDF
Catalogued: Oct 5, 2026
Machine-readable: JSON record · about the forms index

What this form is

This application lets a person request a certified birth or death certificate from the Starr County Clerk. It asks for information about the certificate, including the person's name, date and place of birth or death, and parents' names, plus the applicant's contact details, relationship, reason for the request, signature, and date. The form lists certificate and record-search fees.

Who needs it

Anyone requesting a certified birth or death certificate from the Starr County Clerk should complete this application.

How to submit it

Submit the completed application to the Starr County Clerk at 401 N. Britton Ave., Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. The form lists a phone number and fax number.

About notarization

This application is signed and dated without a notary; the form lists no notarized or sworn attachment, so the signer just signs and dates it.

How to submit this form

1
Download the Application
Download the Starr County Application for Birth and Death Certificates.
2
Complete the Application
Print the form and fill in the certificate and applicant information, then sign and date it.
3
Review Fees
Check the form for the listed certificate and record-search fees.
4
Submit to the County Clerk
Submit the completed application to the Starr County Clerk at 401 N. Britton Ave., Rio Grande City, Texas 78582.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Starr County birth and death certificate application request?: It requests certificate details, applicant contact information, the applicant's relationship to the person, the reason for the request, and the applicant's signature and date.
What fees does the form list?: The form lists a $23 fee for a certified birth certificate, a $10 record-search fee, a $20 fee for a certified death certificate, and $4 for each additional death certificate copy.
Do I need a notary for the Starr County certificate application?: No. The application has a signature and date line but no notary block or notarized attachment; the signer just signs and dates it.
How do I submit the Starr County certificate application?: Submit it to the Starr County Clerk at 401 N. Britton Ave., Rio Grande City, Texas 78582. The form also lists the clerk's phone and fax numbers.

Need something notarized?

This Application for Birth and Death Certificates doesn’t need a notary, but Texas residents can notarize other documents online with a commissioned online notary.