- Download Mail-In Application from the Alabama Department of Public Health (also available in Spanish)
- By Mail: Send the above information and the appropriate fee to:
Alabama Vital Records
P.O. Box 5625
Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625
- In Person in Alabama: You may go to any county health department in the State of Alabama to obtain a certified copy of an Alabama death certificate. Most death certificates can be issued while you wait.
Notes:
Death certificates are confidential records with restricted access for 25 years from the date of death by Alabama law. Anyone may obtain death certificates more than 25 years old upon payment of the proper fee. Death certificates less than 25 years old may be obtained by the following persons, upon payment of the proper fee:
- Mother or father of person named on certificate
- Husband or wife of person named on certificate
- Son or daughter of person named on certificate
- Grandchildren of person named on certificate
- Sister or brother of person named on certificate
- Legal representative of family or estate
- Informant listed on death certificate as providing information
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