Records and issues: - Marriage licenses - Notary Commissions Birth Records: Able to process requests for Certified Copies of Birth for the entire state of Minnesota for any birth occurring from 1935 to the present. For individuals born before 1935, the individual needs to contact the county of their birth. Faribault County birth records start in 1870. Death Records: Able to process requests for Certified Copies of Death for the entire State of Minnesota for any death occurring from 1997 to the present. For a Certified Copy of a Death occurring before 1997, the individual needs to contact the county in which the death occurred. Faribault County death records start in 1870. Marriage Records: Has marriage records starting in 1865 to the present. The marriage record will be found only in the county from which the marriage license was received. Passports: Accepts passport applications and takes passport photos Real Estate Records: Has real estate records starting 1856. Computerized indexing starts 1995 and forward Research/Access/Genealogy: Office is open to genealogy researchers. Birth and death records start in 1870. Marriage records start in 1865. Records pertain to residents of Faribault County.