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Get a District of Columbia death certificate from DC Health Vital Records for $18 per copy. Certified copies go to eligible family. Order online, by mail, phone, or in person.
Order an Arkansas death certificate from the Department of Health Vital Records. First certified copy is $10, each additional $8. Eligibility, methods, and timing explained.
Get a certified Colorado death certificate from CDPHE Vital Records or a county office. The first copy is $25 and each additional copy is $20. Here is who qualifies and how to order.
Get a California death certificate from the CDPH Office of Vital Records or the county recorder. Certified copies cost $26 each in 2026. See who is eligible and how to apply.
Get a Florida death certificate from the state Bureau of Vital Statistics or your county health department. Certified copies cost $5 for the first and $4 for each additional. Order online, by mail, or in person.
Get an Arizona death certificate from the Bureau of Vital Records for $20 per certified copy. Learn who is eligible, how to order by mail, in person, or online, and processing times.
Get a Delaware death certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics for $25 per certified copy. Learn who is eligible, the request methods, processing time, and how to order extra copies.
Get a Connecticut death certificate from the State Vital Records Office or town clerk for $20 per certified copy. Anyone 18 or older may request one. See how.
Get an Alaska death certificate from Health Analytics and Vital Records. First certified copy is $30, each extra is $25. Order online, by mail, or in person.
To get an Alabama death certificate, order from the ADPH Center for Health Statistics by mail, in person at any county health department, or online via VitalChek. The fee is $15 for the first copy and $6 for each additional.
Utah is a closed-record state: only family, a guardian, or legal rep can get a death certificate. Records become public 50 years after death. Fees and steps.
West Virginia is a closed-record state. Death certificates stay confidential until 50 years old. See who can request one, the fee, and how to order.