Things You'll Need:
- Identification
- Application form
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Step 1
Print and fill out a death certificate application (See references). Use one application for each death certificate you are requesting.
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Step 2
Complete the fee worksheet (See references).
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Step 3
Check the appropriate box on the application form that demonstrates your tangible interest to the deceased. Your signature on the application must be notarized.
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Step 4
Make a check or money order to the Minnesota Department of Health.
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Step 5
Mail the form and fee worksheet--both of which must be completed--and the payment to the Minnesota Department of Health at the following address:
Minnesota Department of Health
Central Cashiering - Vital Records
P.O. Box 64499
St. Paul, MN 55164-0499 -
Step 6
If you do not want to mail it, fax the form and fee worksheet, and a credit card number and expiration date, to the Minnesota Department of Health at (651) 291-0101.
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Step 1
Determine which registrar office you need to go to. If the death took place before 1997, you must go to the office that is in the county where the death occurred. If the death took place after 1997, you can go to an office in any county.
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Step 2
Go to the local registrar office (See references).
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Step 3
Request the death certificate at the local registrar office.
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Step 4
Fill out and sign the application.
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Step 5
Show your identification, or have a witness attest to your identity.
