Florida Updated Death Records

By Ben Kingsley


Some business transactions require the presentation of supporting documents such as birth certificates, death records and marriage certificate as well divorce decree to establish one's identity. For those who lost their own copies or need an extra copy, they can get one from the Florida Vital Statistics Office. Florida death notices or death records are useful to those who need to claim their deceased benefits and in such cases when there is a dispute with properties left by the deceased. It is also useful for those who want to determine the cause of death of the person or are compiling statistical report(s).

For those who are interested to obtain a copy of death records, they can visit the Bureau of Vital Statistics Office during business hours. The Office houses records that date back to 1917. Some records that date back to 1877 are also available; however, these records are only limited due to the fact that state-wide registrations were only imposed in the early 1900's. Florida death records are available to the public and can be accessed by anyone; however, the cause of death is restricted for those who are not eligible under the law. The confidentiality is upheld for 50 years from the time of death of the person and will only become public records after the time limit expires. The cause of death is only accessible by the spouse, their children of legal age, parents, siblings and those authorized by the court.

In requesting for the death certificate copy, it is best to determine if the person requesting the certificate is eligible. To be eligible, one should have a relationship with the deceased such as being the decedent's spouse, authorized to act on the registrant's behalf, funeral manager and those who handles the deceased's will. For those who are eligible to request a copy, they must submit their written request, including the following information - name of the deceased, birth date, county and sex. The person requesting the report should also include their names, relation to the deceased, contact info as well as a valid photo ID. Original documents are not required.

Each certificate costs $5 and the person requesting the certificate can request for additional copies with each copy costing $4. For those who are not sure of the exact date of death, they can add a year or two to the search for $2 per year. One can add as many years as they want and the maximum fee is $50 regardless of how many the years one may have requested for research. One should keep in mind that fees are not refundable and only fees for additional copies are returned by the Office. If the Office finds no records, they will issue a Certificate of No Public Records and will send it to the person requesting the information. Rush and express delivery are available with each costing $10 on top of the service fee. For express delivery, the Office requires the person requesting to include pre-paid express delivery envelope. Payments can be made via money orders or checks. For those in-person requests, credit cards and cash payments are allowed.

For those who want to receive a copy of the death record faster, many commercial vendors or sites offer public record searches for free or for a minimal fee.




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