DEATH CERTIFICATE REQUEST
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Requester Name:
Death certificate with cause of death information (first copy)
Death certificate without cause of death information–records 1997 to present (first copy)
Additional death certificates
$6 each
Veterans Affairs (VA) death certificate (for VA purposes only)**
$0
Standard — request processed in the order received
Faster — request handled ahead of standard requests (doesn’t include express delivery)
Regular first-class mail
Express delivery (Check here
to require a signature.)
The Office of Vital Records and the express delivery service are not responsible for deliveries that do not require a
signature. Express delivery services will not deliver to PO boxes or APO addresses.
For delivery outside the United States, you must supply a prepaid express delivery envelope with your application.
Total due
Fees are due with the application and are non-refundable.
☐ Credit card
MasterCard/VISA/Discover
☐ Check
Make check or money order payable to Minnesota
Department of Health. DO NOT SEND CASH. Checks
returned for non-payment will result in a $30 charge to
you. You could also face civil penalties.
☐ Money order
Send your application and payment to:
Minnesota Department of Health
Office of Vital Records
Mail: PO Box 64499, St. Paul, MN 55164-0499
Fax: 866-416-1357 (credit card payments only)
Courier/express delivery: 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN
55155 (no vital-records counter service at this location)
The Office of Vital Records returns applications that are
incomplete, not signed in front of a notary public, or
not paid in full at the time of application. (Minnesota
Statutes 144.226; Minnesota Rules 4601.2600)
Unresolved requests will be closed 12 months after we
receive them. Once a request is closed, you must
submit a new request and pay the fee again to update
the record and/or receive the vital records.
If you have questions, contact the Office of Vital Records at health.vitalrecords@state.mn.us or 651-201-5970.
** You may order a free VA death certificate if you are:
The surviving spouse or next of kin of a veteran
A service officer of any veterans organization chartered by the Congress of the United States
A county veteran service officer
A representative of the Department of Veterans Affairs