Norman County Recorder’s Office
16 3rd Ave E, Ste 104, Ada, Minnesota, 56510
Contact & location
- Address
- 16 3rd Ave E, Ste 104, Ada, Minnesota, 56510
- Records for
- Norman County, Minnesota
- Phone
- (218) 784-5481
- Official site
- Government website ↗
Last verified July 14, 2026
This office issues Minnesota state records
Norman County follows Minnesota’s fees, eligibility rules and processing times. Compare the statewide baseline below before choosing where to go.
- $26.00
- Minnesota birth certificate fee
- 4–5 weeks
- Statewide processing
- 5,793,151
- Minnesota population
Office hours
| Monday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:00am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | closed |
| Sunday | closed |
Certificates, fees & processing
| Record | Fee | Processing |
|---|---|---|
| Birth Certificate | $26.00 | 4–5 weeksMinnesota estimate |
| Death Certificate | $13.00 | 4–5 weeksMinnesota estimate |
| Marriage Certificate | $9.00 | 0 daysMinnesota estimate |
Processing times are set at state level — county offices do not publish their own — and are estimates that vary with demand.
The Norman County Recorder’s Office’s office or registry of vital records, offers a wide range of crucial services. These offices play a vital role in the protection and provision of essential documents such as birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates . In addition to maintaining these primary records, they are responsible for managing and issuing copies of birth, marriage, and death records that occurred within the Township of Ada. Alongside record maintenance, this office provides valuable services like issuing certified copies of documents, overseeing the registration of domestic partnerships, and offering assistance to rectify any errors detected in vital records. Through these comprehensive services, the vital records office ensures the accuracy, accessibility, and integrity of vital records for the benefit of the community.
Reviews
★★★★★4.3 (6)- ★★★★★gsp duckdogGoogle
Good easy place to get stuff done fast!
- ★★★★★Katherine DGoogle
Seamless experience getting Real ID. Very friendly and competent staff. No wait and no need to pick a number and wait.
- ★★★★★Leora SmithGoogle
Traveled to Ada from Bemidji, MN so that my teen could take her driving test, as here in town, the wait list is months long. Once she passed the driving test, the female instructor told us that we would have to come back to Ada, again, or head to Detroit Lakes to get her actual license at a later date because we were missing a parent's instruction class document, which needed to come from her permit training class in Park Rapids. The document had not been sent to us prior to all of this, so we needed to head home and request this document. After receiving the proof from Park Rapids that my husband and I had indeed taken the parent's training class, my daughter and I headed to DL because it is closer than Ada. In DL, the staff of the Driver's Services Center was incredibly nice to us, which was a stark contrast to how we were treated in Ada, NN. However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not pull up my daughter's proof of having passed her driving test in Ada. After a long wait and many phone calls on their behalf, the staff found out that the driving instructor in Ada had locked our daughter's record in her computer system. At this point, we could only hope that when we were directed to the main government building in DL, that they would be able to unlock my daughter's test in their system. Thank Goodness, they were able to gain access to the proof that my daughter had passed her driver's test from their computers at this government building! Now, after using multiple cities and travel to help my daughter obtain her driver's license from start to finish, we had Finally succeeded with the help of officials in DL. This was a pain-staking process, one that could have been much-less so. In the end, we found out from the professionals in DL that if the female driving instructor in Ada had not locked our daughter's record of having passed the test in Ada, MN; we would have been able to finish the process of getting her license right here in Bemidji. Moral of this story, the driving instructor in Ada was rude, short with us, unhelpful, and had personally taken it upon herself to send us on a wild goose chase. None of the professionals in DL could understand this. It was simply unfair and caused us a great deal of anxiety.
- ★★★★★Stacy ChristiansonGoogle
Staff are awesome. We explained the situation and she gave helpful insight that showed she was very knowledgeable and also helped us save money and future headaches. We are thankful for their diligence.