Obtaining a Florida Death Certificate
In order to obtain a death certificate for a death that occurred in Florida, you can fill out the form available from the link below and mail it with payment (amount determined through form) to:
State Office of Vital Statistics
Attn: Client Services
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
Before mailing the form, call the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics at (904) 359-6900 to ensure you are following the most up to date process to receive a death certificate quickly.
Alternatively, you can order a copy of a death certificate through your local County Health Department. Call your department for its particular instructions.
Anyone may order a Florida Death Certificate which does not include a cause of death. However, a certificate with cause of death may only be ordered by the decedent’s spouse, parent, child, grandchild, or sibling who is 18 years of age or older. If you are not a relative described above, you may still obtain a death certificate with cause of death if you provide documentation of your interest in the estate of the decedent. Such documentation may include a Will, an insurance policy, etc. For any death which occurred over 50 years ago, anyone may request a death certificate with cause of death.
