Death Certificates
In person application requests are suspended until further notice. All requests must be ordered and paid for online. You will receive a request to make payment after your request has been reviewed. All requests take 2-3 business days to process.
Your order must be completed and paid for online. Requests will automatically be mailed to the address listed within the application.
General Information
Death certificates may only be released to a qualified applicant.
A qualified applicant is:
- The informant listed on the record
- A direct family member by blood or marriage
- Requirement imposed by law
- OR
- To facilitate legal process.
- If you are named as a beneficiary or in a will, proof is required.
- If you are acting on behalf of the executor of estate, beneficiary or someone inheriting from the deceased person copies of legal documents are required to prove authority.
Ordering a Death Certificate
Death certificates can be requested by one of the following methods:
Records for Deaths Inside of Clark County
Deaths that occur in Clark County are registered with the county. Certified copies of death certificates are available once the funeral director and certifying physician have signed and the record has been registered by the county registrar.
Certified copies of Death Certificates are available for events that occurred in Clark County. All copies issued by this office are certified copies and serve as an original document. Death Records from 1988-Current are available in person, online or by mail. Death certificates are confidential records. You must show or provide a copy of a valid driver license, state-issued ID or passport and proof of relationship or tangible interest.
Records for Deaths Outside of Clark County
Death records for people who died outside Clark County, but in Nevada, are available at the Nevada State Office of Vital Records by phone at (775) 684-4242 or through their website at http://dhhs.nv.gov.
For records of people who died outside the state of Nevada, contact the vital records department in the state where they died. Visit the National Center for Health Statistics to find out where to get a death certificate in the state where the death occurred.
Clark County Deaths Before 1988
Death certificates for people who died in Clark County before 1988 are available at the Nevada State Office of Vital Records by phone at (775) 684-4242 or through their website at http://dhhs.nv.gov.
Cost
In order for the $13.00 registration fee to be waived, proof of prior payment must be verified. The $13.00 registration fee will not be refunded once payment is made.
Death Certificate Fees | Purchase of First Certificate | Each Additional Copy |
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(per request) | $38.00 | $25.00 |
Personal checks are not accepted as payment for death certificates.
Updated on: August 14, 2020