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REQUEST A DEATH CERTIFICATE
The Health Department / Health Center issues death certificates for the years 2010 to the present for those individuals who have passed away in Hernando County. Death Certificates for other years or counties must be requested from the county of death or Jacksonville Office of Vital Statistics. Death certificates with cause of death can be issued to the immediate family of the deceased or to a licensed funeral director.
Location and mailing address
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Vital Records
Hernando County Health Department
7551 Forest Oaks Boulevard
Spring Hill, FL 34606
(352) 540-6800 x82110
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| Service Hours |
7:30 AM
- 4:30 PM
Monday through Friday
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| Fees |
- $10.00 per copy (Effective November 1, 2008)
- $ 3.00 Protective Sleeve (Fits short form only)
- Walk-In applications fees are payable either in cash, VISA or Mastercard, personal check, money order or cashier’s check.
- Mailed-In applications fees are payable either by personal check, money order or cashier’s check only. (Please do not send cash by mail). Personal Checks/Money Orders/Cashier’s checks should be made payable to Hernando County Health Department.
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| Application |
Hernando County Application for a Florida Death Record (PDF - 25KB) |
Requirements to Issue a Death Certificate
WITHOUT Cause Of Death |
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| WITH Cause of Death Information |
- The applicant’s PICTURE ID (such as a valid driver’s license, state identification card, passport or military identification card).
- Photocopy of PICTURE ID is required for mailed-in applications
- Please note the applicant’s signature IS REQUIRED
- The applicant’s eligibility status (relationship to the decedent)
- The Decedent’s full name, date and place of death
- The applicant’s full name, address and telephone number(s)
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| WHO can be issued a Certificate with Cause of Death |
- The decedent’s spouse or parent
- The decedent’s child, grandchild or sibling, if of legal age
- Any person who provides a will, insurance policy or other document that demonstrates his or her interest in the estate of the decedent
- Any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on behalf of any of the above named persons
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Cause of death information on death records over 50 years old is available to anyone completing an application and submitting the required fee.
A death registration was not required by state law until 1917; however there are some records on file at the State Office of Vital Statistics dating back to 1877. Records dating back to 1993 are currently available. To obtain a certified copy of earlier death records, please contact the State Office of Vital Statistics.
To request a death record from the State Office of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville, phone (904) 359-6900 or send a written request to:
Florida State Office of Vital Statistics
P.O. Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231
Visit the Florida State Office of Vital Statistics web site
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