I have paid $10.00 for birth and death certificates, as recent as January. Buffalo City Hall Records Dept. does not take personal checks by mail, only money orders. And they always request a copy of driver's license with it and as stated in one fo the posts, your relationship to the indivdual. My cousin goes in person several times a year and pays cash, no ID required. Laurieg The Land of Oz, is on the horizon..... The Emerald City will beckon you! --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web