New York Public Death Records

By Ben Kingsley


The state of New York is recognized as the 27th largest and the 3rd most densely-inhabited of the 50 United States. In this locale, one can make a claim for certified or non-certified copies of death reports. If you desire to grab a certified copy of the said document, the proper agency to contact is the Vital Records Division of the New York State Department of Health. The said agency retains all New York death notices except those deaths that happened in the city of New York. The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is the bureau which maintains details of a person's demise in the said city.

There are three methods in which you can get a duplicate of a specific death data. You can opt to apply by mail, internet or phone. One must remember that only the spouse, the father or mother, and the adult son or daughter of the deceased are eligible to get a copy of such document.

If you wish to get hold of a certified death file, you must fill out a New York Death Certificate request form which you can download from the Internet. You must indicate all the important information as to the full name of the person who passed away, the date and location of death and the name of the parents. A standard fee of $30.00 will be collected and this amount is payable by check or money order. The nest thing you need to do is to send your application form with attached photocopy of your government-issued ID and payment to the Certification Division, Vital Records Unit of the New York State Department of Health. You will have to wait for about 6 to 8 weeks for the processing of your petition. You can also avail of the rush service which will cost you $45.00. But it will only take about 2 to 3 weeks before you will receive the document you want.

If you want to recover a non-certified death report, you will also be required to fill-out a specific request form which you can find in the worldwide web. You will pay the amount of $22.00 to process your appeal. If you are not certain as to the exact date of demise, you can request the said agency to do further examination up to 3 years. But these needs are not given the highest importance in terms of processing, so it would take about 5 months before you get the paper you need.

The state preserves records of death as early as 1949 in the areas of Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. For deaths which occurred in these places, you should inquire with the Archives Division of the Department of Records and Information Services.

With the emergence of the Internet, the retrieval of death notices nowadays is becoming an easy task. You just have to complete the details required in the request form and submit it to the right office. You can even apply for such document in the convenience of your own home. There are some online communities that will charge you a minimal fee to give you a more accurate data compared to those sites you can access for free.




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