REQUEST A DEATH CERTIFICATE

You may apply for Certifications of Death in person. The physical address for Vital Records is in the Airport Industrial Park at the following address:

7551 Forest Oaks Boulevard
Spring Hill, FL 34606
(352) 540-6800 x82110

If you choose to mail in your application, please address it to:

Vital Records
Hernando County Health Department
300 South Main Street
Brooksville, FL 34601

Form:

• Hernando County Application for a Florida Death Record (PDF - 25KB)

You may also apply on the internet. 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.

The first step is to determine your eligibility to receive a death certificate.

WITHOUT CAUSE OF DEATH: Any person of legal age (18) may be issued a certified copy of a death record without the cause of death.

WITH CAUSE OF DEATH INFORMATION: Death records with the cause of death information may only be issued to the following individuals.

- 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, or
- Any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on behalf of any of the above named persons

If after reading the above information, you are still uncertain regarding your eligibility for cause of death information, please call (352) 540-6800 x82110 for assistance.

Cause of death information on death records over 50 years old is available to anyone completing an application and submitting the required fee. To obtain a certified copy of such older death records, please contact the State Office of Vital Statistics at (904) 359-6900 or via the internet at State Office of Vital Statistics.

All requests for certification of a death certificate, that includes the cause of death information must include the following:

- The applicant’s PICTURE ID (such as a valid driver’s license, state identification card, passport or military identification card). A photocopy of your 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)

The fee for each certified copy of a Florida death record is $10.00. (Effective November 1, 2008)

For Walk-In applications, fees are payable either in cash, by VISA or Mastercard, by personal check, by money order or cashier’s check. For Mailed-In applications, fees are payable by personal check, by 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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