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How to Find a Cause of Death in Washington (2026)
How to find a cause of death in Washington: it appears on the certified long-form death certificate, restricted to family and other qualified applicants.
How to Find a Cause of Death in West Virginia (2026)
Learn how to find someone's cause of death in West Virginia, whether it is public, who can request the certificate, and the medical examiner's role.
How to Find a Cause of Death in Wisconsin (2026)
Find a cause of death in Wisconsin through the death certificate, an autopsy report, or an obituary. The cause is restricted to family for 50 years.
How to Find a Cause of Death in Wyoming (2026)
Find a cause of death in Wyoming via the death certificate or coroner's autopsy report. The cause is restricted for 50 years, then opens at the Archives.
How to Find Recent Arrest Records: Are Criminal Records Public?
Yes. Most US arrest and criminal records are public unless the person is a minor or the record was sealed or expunged. Here is how to find recent arrests.
How to Find Someone's Cause of Death in Maryland (2026)
Find someone's cause of death in Maryland: it sits on the death certificate and any OCME autopsy report. The certificate is restricted; autopsy reports are public.
How to Find Someone's Cause of Death in Virginia (2026)
How to find a cause of death in Virginia: it appears on the death certificate (family only) and the medical examiner releases cause and manner once a case closes.
How to Get a California Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a Colorado Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a Connecticut Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a Delaware Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a District of Columbia Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a Florida Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get a Georgia Death Certificate (2026)
Order a Georgia death certificate online through ROVER, by mail, or in person at a county office. Certified copies cost $25 plus an $8 processing fee, with $5 per extra copy.
How to Get a Hawaii Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Hawaii death certificate from the State Department of Health for $10 first copy ($4 each additional). Order online, by mail, or in person. Eligibility, cost, and processing time explained.
How to Get a Kansas Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Kansas death certificate from the KDHE Office of Vital Statistics. A certified copy costs $20 and includes a five-year search. See who is eligible and how to order online, by mail, or in person.
How to Get a Kentucky Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Kentucky death certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics for $6.00 per copy. Order online, by phone, mail, or in person. See eligibility and timing.
How to Get a Louisiana Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Louisiana death certificate from the state Vital Records Registry. Certified copies are $7.00 each, limited to eligible family members and beneficiaries.
How to Get a Maine Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Maine death certificate from the Office of Data, Research, and Vital Statistics. The first certified copy costs $15.00 and each additional copy is $6.00.
How to Get a Maryland Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Maryland death certificate from the Division of Vital Records. First certified copy $10, each additional $12. See who is eligible and how to order.
How to Get a Massachusetts Death Certificate (2026)
Order a Massachusetts death certificate from the city or town clerk or the state Registry. Fees start at $54, and death records are public, so anyone may request a certified copy.
How to Get a Michigan Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Michigan death certificate from MDHHS Vital Records or the county clerk. The first certified copy is $34 and each additional copy is $16. Order online, by mail, or in person.
How to Get a Minnesota Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Minnesota death certificate from any county vital records office or the state health department. A certified copy is $13, with each additional copy $6. Here is who qualifies and how to order.
How to Get a Mississippi Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Mississippi death certificate from MSDH Vital Records. The first certified copy is $17, each additional $6. See who qualifies and how to order.
How to Get a Missouri Death Certificate (2026)
Get a certified Missouri death certificate from the Bureau of Vital Records for $14 (first copy), $11 each additional. See who is eligible and how to order.
How to Get a Montana Death Certificate (2026 Guide)
Get a Montana death certificate for $16 per copy from any County Clerk & Recorder, by mail, or online via VitalChek. Here is who qualifies and how to order.
How to Get a Nebraska Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Nebraska death certificate from DHHS Vital Records for $16 per copy. Only a spouse, parent, or child may request. Order online, by mail, or in person.
How to Get a Nevada Death Certificate (2026)
How to get a Nevada death certificate: order online, by mail, or in person through the Office of Vital Records. Copies cost $22 to $25. Here is who qualifies.
How to Get a New Hampshire Death Certificate (2026)
Get a New Hampshire death certificate from the Division of Vital Records or any town clerk. The fee is $15 for the first copy and $10 per extra copy.
How to Get a New Jersey Death Certificate (2026)
Get a New Jersey death certificate from the Office of Vital Statistics and Registry. The fee is $25 for the first certified copy and $2 per additional copy.
How to Get a New Mexico Death Certificate (2026)
Get a New Mexico death certificate from the Bureau of Vital Records in Santa Fe. Certified copies cost $5 each, restricted to immediate family. Order by mail, online, or in person.
How to Get a New York Death Certificate (2026)
To get a New York death certificate, order from the NYS Department of Health (or NYC Health for city deaths). Certified copies cost $30 (state) or $15 (NYC) and require eligibility.
How to Get a North Carolina Death Certificate (2026)
Get a North Carolina death certificate from NC Vital Records or a county Register of Deeds. The $24 fee includes one certified copy; eligible relatives and legal representatives may apply.
How to Get a North Dakota Death Certificate (2026)
Get a North Dakota death certificate from the state Division of Vital Records. The first certified copy is $15, each additional $10. See who qualifies.
How to Get a Pennsylvania Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Pennsylvania death certificate from the Division of Vital Records for $20 per copy. Eligible family can order online, by mail, or in person. See the steps.
How to Get a Rhode Island Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Rhode Island death certificate from the RI Department of Health Center for Vital Records. Learn the fee, who is eligible, processing time, and how to order copies.
How to Get a South Carolina Death Certificate (2026)
Get a South Carolina death certificate from the SC DPH Office of Vital Records: $12 first copy, $3 per extra. See who is eligible and how to order.
How to Get a South Dakota Death Certificate (2026)
Get a South Dakota death certificate from the Department of Health Vital Records. Each certified or informational copy costs $15. See who is eligible, methods, and timing.
How to Get a Tennessee Death Certificate (2026)
Order a Tennessee death certificate from the Department of Health Office of Vital Records for $15 per copy. See who is eligible and how to request one.
How to Get a Texas Death Certificate (2026 Guide)
How to get a Texas death certificate: order from DSHS Vital Statistics or the county. First certified copy is $20, each extra copy $3. See who qualifies.
How to Get a Utah Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Utah death certificate from the Office of Vital Records or a local health department. The first certified copy is $30 and each additional copy is $10.
How to Get a Vermont Death Certificate (2026)
To get a Vermont death certificate, order a certified copy for $10 ($12 online) from a Vermont town or city clerk or the state ordering service. Eligible family and legal reps qualify.
How to Get a Virginia Death Certificate (2026)
How to get a Virginia death certificate: order from the VDH Office of Vital Records online, by mail, or in person for $12 per copy. Immediate family eligible.
How to Get a Washington Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Washington death certificate from the state Department of Health or a local health department. Certified copies cost $25 and require a qualifying relationship; order online via VitalChek, by mail, or in person.
How to Get a West Virginia Death Certificate (2026)
Get a West Virginia death certificate from the state Vital Registration Office in Charleston. The fee is $12 for the first copy and $12 for each additional copy.
How to Get a Wisconsin Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Wisconsin death certificate from the state Vital Records Office or a county register of deeds. A certified copy costs $20, plus $3 for each extra copy.
How to Get a Wyoming Death Certificate (2026)
Get a Wyoming death certificate from Vital Statistics Services for $25 (first copy) and $20 each additional. See who is eligible, how to order online or by mail, and processing time.
How to Get an Alabama Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get an Alaska Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get an Apostille in the US: Offices, Fees and Steps
What an apostille is, which office issues it for each state and for federal documents, what to do first, the fee, and the extra steps for countries outside the Convention.
How to Get an Arizona Death Certificate (2026 Guide)
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.
How to Get an Arkansas Death Certificate (2026)
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.
How to Get an Idaho Death Certificate (2026)
Order an Idaho death certificate from the Bureau of Vital Records for $16 per certified copy. See who is eligible, how to request online or by mail, and timing.
How to Get an Illinois Death Certificate (2026)
Get an Illinois death certificate from the IDPH Division of Vital Records or county clerk. The first certified copy is $19, each additional copy $4.
How to Get an Indiana Death Certificate (2026)
Get an Indiana death certificate from the Department of Health for $8 (first copy) plus $4 per additional copy. See who qualifies, ID rules, and how to order.
How to Get an Iowa Death Certificate (2026)
Get an Iowa death certificate from the state Bureau of Health Statistics or a county recorder for $15.00 per certified copy. See who is eligible, the methods, and timing.
How to Get an Ohio Death Certificate (2026)
Get a certified Ohio death certificate from the Ohio Department of Health or a local registrar for a $21.50 search fee. Order online, by mail, or in person. Anyone may apply.
How to Get an Oklahoma Death Certificate (2026)
Get an Oklahoma death certificate from OSDH Vital Records. Certified copies cost $20 for the first and $15 each additional. Order online, by phone, mail, or pickup.
How to Get an Oregon Death Certificate (2026)
Get a certified Oregon death certificate from the Oregon Center for Health Statistics. Copies cost $25 each, eligibility is restricted, and you can order online, by mail, or in person.
How to Look up Old Murders: Can Anyone Look at Old Case Files?
Old murder case files are usually public records. Learn how to find them through court clerks, public records requests, PACER, and the Murder Accountability Project.