Get CO Application For Certified Death Certificate

You will be asked to provide copy of your current driver's license, state identification, passport, or other form of accepted identification(PDF, 119KB) and to confirm that you meet the requirements for requesting a certificate (proof of relationship or direct and tangible interest).

A death certificate is issued after the examination is completed. Occasionally, more extensive testing is required, in which case a pending death certificate may be issued. A final death certificate will be issued following completion of all tests and investigation. This may take eight to 10 weeks.

Death certificates are available in the county Vital Records office where the death occurred. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes, 1982, 25-2-118 and as defined by Colorado Board of Health Rules and Regulations, applicant must have a direct and tangible interest in the record requested.

Click VitalChek® to start your online order or call VitalChek at 1-877-550-7330 to order by phone. If calling from outside the U.S., call 1-615-372-6800.

In Colorado, death certificates can be completed only by physicians or coroners.

Death certificates may be issue to a current spouse, parent, shared parentage, siblings/half siblings, children, or a legal representative of those named.

A death certificate is issued after the examination is completed. Occasionally, more extensive testing is required, in which case a pending death certificate may be issued. A final death certificate will be issued following completion of all tests and investigation. This may take eight to 10 weeks.

You can order online, by phone or by mail....To receive a copy of a standard death certificate, you must submit the following: Copy of your identification and proof of eligibility. Non-refundable application fees. Mail and in person only: death certificate request | In Spanish.