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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.
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.
Get a Louisiana death certificate from the state Vital Records Registry. Certified copies are $7.00 each, limited to eligible family members and beneficiaries.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: order online, by mail, or in person through the Office of Vital Records. Copies cost $22 to $25. Here is who qualifies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: order from DSHS Vital Statistics or the county. First certified copy is $20, each extra copy $3. See who qualifies.
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.
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: order from the VDH Office of Vital Records online, by mail, or in person for $12 per copy. Immediate family eligible.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Idaho is a closed-record state: death certificates stay confidential for 50 years and only family or those with a direct and tangible interest can buy a certified copy.
Idaho has no statewide bodycam mandate. Footage retention and public access run through Idaho Code 31-871 and the Public Records Act.
Idaho property records are county-by-county with no statewide index. Learn how to find who owns a property in Idaho through the County Recorder or Assessor.
Idaho is holding $280M+ in unclaimed money. Search free at yourmoney.idaho.gov and learn how to file a claim, no deadline, no fee required.
Learn how to check if you have a warrant in Idaho using the free statewide iCourt Portal, plus county sheriff tools and real scam warnings to avoid.
Illinois is a closed-record state: certified death certificates go only to people with a personal, property, or genealogical interest. Records open after 20 years.
Illinois requires bodycams statewide under 50 ILCS 706. Retention, FOIA access rules, and how the Sonya Massey case tested the law, explained for 2026.
Illinois property records depend on your county: a Recorder in larger counties, the Clerk elsewhere. Learn how to find who owns a property in Illinois.
Illinois holds $5B+ in unclaimed money. Search free at I-Cash, learn to file a claim, and see the new 2026 finder-license rule for paid searchers.
Illinois has no free statewide warrant search. Learn how to check if you have a warrant in Illinois through your county Circuit Clerk, sheriff, or Judici.
Indiana is a closed-record state for death certificates. Family and those with legal interest can order a copy for $8; records open to the public after 75 years.
Indiana sets 190/280-day bodycam retention and a distinctive preservation-request rule under Ind. Code 5-14-3-5.2/5.3. How to request or preserve footage.
Indiana property records run through 92 County Recorders and the private Doxpop aggregator. Learn how to find who owns a property in Indiana for free.
Indiana holds $700M+ in unclaimed money, run by the Attorney General. Search free at indianaunclaimed.gov before the 25-year claim deadline passes.
Learn how to check if you have a warrant in Indiana using the free statewide MyCase portal, plus what its warrant marker really means and scam warnings.
Iowa runs a two-track death-records system. County records are open to the public under chapter 22; certified state copies require entitlement. Fees and how to order.