Where can I find a death certificate from before 1908?

Death records from before 1908 are available only from the vital records office in the county where the death occurred. For information about vital events records in other states, see Where to Write for Vital Records on the CDC website. Visit our Change a Death Record to learn how to request changes to a death record.

Where can I get a copy of a Clark County death certificate?

Certified copies of Death Certificates are available for events that occurred in Clark County. All copies issued by this office are certified copies and serve as an original document. Death Records from 1988-Current are available in person, online or by mail. Death certificates are confidential records.

Where can I find a state death certificate?

State death records start in 1908. Death records from before 1908 are available only from the vital records office in the county where the death occurred. For information about vital events records in other states, see Where to Write for Vital Records on the CDC website.

Where do I get a copy of my death certificate?

If you want a copy of a death record prior to those years please contact the county vital records office in the county where the death occurred. If you want a copy of a record for a death that occurred in another state, see the National Center for Health Statistics Where to Write for Vital Records webpage for information.

Do you have to pay for a death certificate?

Payment is required to get a death certificate and most other vital records documents. The Office of Vital Records returns applications that are incomplete, not signed in front of a notary public and not paid in full at the time of application.

When do death certificates become public in DC?

Death Certificates The DC Vital Records Division (DCVRD) maintains death certificates dating back to August 1874. Death records become public after 75 years. All other death records are closed, and certified copies may only be obtained if you are legally entitled and present the required personal documentation (see below) and fees.