Death Certificates

Records of Florida deaths from 2009 - present are available for certification from this office.

For earlier death records (2008 and prior), please use the State Office Death Certificate Application and mail it to Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistices, ATTN: Vital Records Section, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, Fl 32231-0042.

Cause of death information becomes public record 50 years after the death, and is available to anyone (of legal age) completing an application and submitting with the required fee. These records may be obtained from the State Office of Vital Statistics.

Any person of legal age (18) may obtain certified copies of a death record without the cause of death.

The cause of death information is not needed for:

1. Probate
2. Title companies
3. Vehicle title transfers
4. Taxes
5. Credit card companies

Who can request a Death Certificate?

WITHOUT CAUSE OF DEATH: Any person of legal age (18 or over) may apply for a certified copy of a death record without the cause of death. The first five digits of the decedent’s social security number will be redacted.

CAUSE OF DEATH INFORMATION:  Death records less than 50 years old with the cause of death and full social security number are confidential and may only be issued to:

• Decedent’s spouse or parent;
• 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;
• Any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on behalf of any of the above-named persons;
• By Court Order

*VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION IS REQUIRED WHEN REQUESTING CAUSE OF DEATH*

If applicant is not one of the above, the application must be accompanied by a notarized Affidavit to Release Cause of Death Information (DH Form 1959) signed by one of the above, along with any supporting documentation and a copy of valid photo ID of both the person authorizing release and the applicant.

SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (Section 119.071 Florida Statutes): Social security numbers held by the Department of Health on death certificates are confidential and will only be issued to an eligible party requesting a confidential record, regardless of the date of death. Therefore, the first five digits of the decedent’s social security number will be redacted when issuing a public record request.

Ordering a Florida Death Certificate 

Any person who willfully and knowingly provides any false information on a certificate, record or report required by Chapter 382, Florida Statutes, or on an application or affidavit, or who obtains confidential information from any Vital Record under false or fraudulent purposes, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in Chapter 775, Florida Statutes.

Please note that limited deaths were recorded between 1877 and 1917.

Pasco County Death Certificate Application in English

Solicitud de Acta de Defunción en Español

If the death occurred in another state, vist the National Center for Health Statistics website or call our Pasco Department of Health Vital Statistics Program for more information at 727-861-5250 Menu Option 6.

Payment Methods:

1. The fee for each certified copy of a  death record is $10.00.
2. Walk-in requests, fees are payable by cash, money order, cashier's check, credit card, debit card, Tap to Pay or Apple Pay.
3. Optional Purchase: Protective Plastic Covers for Death Certificates is $3.00 each.
4. Mail-in requests, fees are payable by money order, cashier's check, credit card, debit card. (Please do not send cash by mail).  Money orders/cashier's checks should be made payable to DOH-Pasco. Shipping cost is $10.00.

Completed requests will be processed on date of receipt and shipped via FEDEX priority overnight with a tracking number. Orders will be returned unprocessed if the requests are incomplete.

We have two locations to serve your Vital Statistics needs.

1. The certificate is $10 and additional copies are $10.00.
2. The shipping fee is $17.50 and a service charge $7.00.