Death Certificate Delaware

Delaware law indicates that once a birth record reaches 72 years of age marriage records 50 years of age and death records 40 years of age they then become open to the public.

Death certificate delaware. The public can also obtain individual copies of birth death adoptee marriage and same gender marriage online. These records also provide information as to the manner or cause of death. Delaware death certificates delaware vital records issues certified copies of delaware death certificates of individuals who died within the state of delaware which can typically be used to obtain death benefits to claim insurance proceeds and for other legal purposes. The office of vital statistics holds delaware birth certificates from 1936 to the present and death and marriage certificates from 1968 to the present.

The closest office location to delaware county is located at. You must have a credit card to place an order by phone. Certificate i hereby certify that all the above information is true to the best of my knowledge. Birth recordsdeath records can be ordered online or you may download a form to use in the us mail.

These records contain information such as the deceased persons name date of birth and the delaware county in which they died. You may also visit the locate office of vital records. Call 740 368 1700 or 740 203 2021 to place a phone order. Print name of person applying for certificate.

It is a felony violation of delaware law 16 del. Delaware general health district registers all deaths which occurred in delaware county. The records created by the bureau of vital statistics that are open for public use are now available on microfilm at the delaware public archives. The delaware office of vital statistics does not accept credit cards through the internet or online orders for records.

For your convenience however you can process online requests for records. Death certificate requests in which the death occurred in another county must be obtained through county of death.