Free Death Records Online Database

By Claire Dowell


Any life well-lived or not will culminate in death. It is an unpredictable and inevitable predicament programmed to consume anyone anytime and anywhere. The monitoring and analysis of deaths in a certain locality, as well as any legal and financial intentions are the reasons they are recorded in a systematic manner.

Certificates of death are dubbed as the most important legal article known to man, simply because they serve as the most accurate proof that someone has truly died, making him or her free from any legal accountabilities. Death records contain a deceased person's name, race, age, gender, and the cause, time, and date of death. Such documents are inked by the licensed medical practitioner or coroner who conducted the post-mortem evaluation. Monitoring and predicting disease trends among a population, the granting of wills and the cessation of social security payments, pensions and other benefits are some notable uses for death records.

The recording of vital statistics in the United States began in the 1900s, and by the mid-1930s, various states started to collect mortality information. These different states then adopted different approaches and stipulations regarding the storage and distribution of death records and other public documents. In Florida, the government body tapped for this responsibility is the State Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics.

The knowledge as to what type of Florida death records one can obtain is an important initial step taken prior to procuring them. First, anyone can order a Florida Death Certificate "Without cause of death". On the other hand, Florida Death Certificates "With cause of death" are considered confidential, and are therefore exclusively obtained by the decedent's immediate family, a family's legal representative, and anyone who provides a will that has been executed as per state statute 732.502. "With cause" death certificates become public information fifty years following the date of death.

Gathering information about a certain deceased person and determining eligibilities are important initial steps that must be exacted prior to the procurement of Florida death records. The next step towards this goal is to apply for a copy of that record from the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Accomplish the Application for Death Record form that can be obtained from the website of the said agency. This form must contain information about the decedent, such as the complete name, age, gender, race, the date, time, and cause of death and the Social Security Number, if available. In addition, requestors must also provide information about themselves for identification purposes. This comprises of the requestor's name, relationship to the deceased person, a valid document that can establish identity, such as copy of birth certificate and a driver's license, an active contact number and current mailing address, and his or her signature. Certified copies of death records are worth $5.00, and $4.00 per additional copy requested. Payments must be in the form of a check or money order payable that is sent together with the accomplished application form. Results are expected to be processed within 2-3 working days, excluding postal delivery times.

In recent years, the Internet has revolutionized communication and productivity. The World Wide Web has become the perfect embodiment of convenience. A good example of the productivity and expediency that it brings to the table can be found in the procurement of public documents such as death records. Free-of-charge or fee based, government and private service providers get the job done by providing comprehensive and instantaneous results for all your public record needs.




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