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Birth certificates are available for persons born in the state of Florida for the years 1919 through the present.
If
you were born before 1930 you must apply through the State Office of
Vital Statistics at
P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL
32231.
Birth certificates are confidential and can only issued to the registrant, if of legal age (18), parent, guardian or lega1 representative or upon court order. Birth certificates become public record after 100 years following the birth.
The fee for one certified birth certificate is
$14.00
Instructions:
To order a birth certificate, download the
application form and complete all information:
- Information about the person making the request:
- Full name
- Relationship to the person named on the record
- Mailing address
- Photocopy
of ID
- Telephone number where you can be reached during our office hours
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The death you are concerned with must have occurred in Palm Beach County. We only have records available for the years 2007 through the present. If the person died in the state of Florida prior to 2007 contact
Vital Statistics,
P.O. 210,
Jacksonville, FL 32231
(904) 359-6900 ext
9000
For deaths outside of Florida contact the state where the death occurred.
If you are requesting the cause of death, you must explain your relationship to the person whose record you are requesting. If a relationship is not stated, you will be issued a certified copy excluding cause of death information.
By law, the death records, which include cause of death information, can only be issued to:
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The decedent's immediate
family or guardian
(spouse, parent, and if of
legal age child,
grandchild, or sibling,
next of kin or guardian)
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To a representative
(attorney, executor,
physician, funeral
director, insurance agent
or anyone with power of
attorney) as specifically
authorized by the
immediate family.
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A stepchild, grandchild,
grandparent or other
relative of the deceased
will qualify if such
person provides documented
proof of a direct
financial interest in the
cause of death
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A court order requires
issuance of cause of
death. Cause of death
information becomes public
information 50 years
following the death.
The fee for one death
certificate is $10.00
Instructions:
To order a death certificate, download the application form and complete all
information:
- Information about the person whose record is being requested:
- Full name of the deceased person
- Sex
- Date of death
- City of death
- Information about the person making the request:
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Full name
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Relationship to the
decedent, if
requesting cause of
death information,
Photocopy of ID is
required
“Palm Beach County Department of Health does not accept
credit cards for online orders; however, for your
convenience, you can process online requests through an
independent company that we have partnered with to
provide you this service; VitalChek Network, Inc.
VitalChek can be reached either through its website,
www.vitalchek.com ,
or by phone at 1-800-255-2414. An additional fee is
charged by VitalChek for using this service, and all
major credit cards are accepted, including American
Express®, Discover®, MasterCard® or Visa®.”
updated
03/29/2010
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