Get Death Certificate Florida

To obtain a certified copy of such older death records, please contact the State Office of Vital Statistics at 904-359-6900 or via the internet at .doh.state.fl.us/planning_eval/vital_statistics . The fee for each certified copy of a Florida death record is $20.00.

You can search most state archives online and easily access them from the comfort of your own home. These searches are also free. State archives often have death certificates that date to the founding of their state and beyond in some cases.

A Florida Death Certificate with Cause of Death is confidential by Florida Law and may only be issued as follows: To the decedent's spouse, parent, child, grandchild, or sibling (if 18 years of age or older).

Free; index to death and burial records from the state of Florida. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the FamilySearch Library and FamilySearch Centers. Free; index of deaths from the Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Also on Ancestry.com, free at FamilySearch centers.

Death certificates are public record without cause of death. Anyone may obtain certified copies without the cause of death information. The cause of death becomes public information after 50 years from the date of death. By Florida law, the cause of death is considered confidential prior to that time.

Obtaining a Death Certificate IN PERSON - same day service available at our Vital Statistics office located at 807 W. Church St. Any of the following is required for identification: valid State Driver's license, ID card, Passport, or Military ID.

Death certificates are public record without cause of death. Anyone may obtain certified copies without the cause of death information. The cause of death becomes public information after 50 years from the date of death. By Florida law, the cause of death is considered confidential prior to that time.