Death, birth, marriage and civil partnership certificates or certified copies from the civil status registers are issued in the local offices with a registry office (as well as at the Wiesbaden registry office). These can be ordered by e-mail or in person.

Certificates contain personal data that is subject to data protection. Only authorized persons can order certificates. Authorized persons are those who are listed in the certificate themselves or who are related in a direct line (parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren) to the person listed in the certificate.

Other persons can also order deeds if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest (e.g. by means of a letter from the probate court).