Florida Free Death Records

• Download the Application for a Death Record from the Florida Department of Health also available in Spanish
  
• In Florida, anyone may order a Florida Death Certificate "Without cause of death".
• To obtain a death certificate with a cause of death, you must meet certain eligibility requirements (see notes below).
• Complete the above application, along with the fee (see "Cost" below) to the following address:
• Bureau of Vital Statistics
  Attn: Client Services 
  P.O. Box 210 
  Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042

Notes:

In Florida, a death certificate with "cause of death" can only be obtained if the following criteria is met:

• To the decedent's spouse, parent, child, grandchild, or sibling (if 18 years of age or older).

• To any person who provides a "Will" that has been executed pursuant to state statute 732.502; an insurance policy or other document that demonstrates his or her interest in the estate of the decedent;

• Or to any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on behalf of any of the previously mentioned persons.
• Fifty (50) years following the date of death, "Cause of death" becomes public information and anyone may obtain a Death Certificate with this information. Any time period prior to the fifty years, "cause of death" is considered confidential by Florida law.

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