• Application for Death Certificate (Fax Order)

• Application for Death Certificate (Mail Order)

• Affidavit to release Death Record

Death certificates are public record. Anyone may obtain certified copies without the cause of death information.

By law, certified copies of the death certificate, which includes the cause of death, may only be issued to the following persons:

• decedent's spouse, parent, and (if of legal age) child, grandchild or sibling
• any person who provides a will, insurance policy or other document that demonstrates their interest in the estate of the decedent
• any person who provides documentation that he or she is acting on the behalf of any of the previously mentioned persons
• any person providing a court order

If you are a beneficiary on a life insurance policy, a certificate will be issued to you with the cause of death provided the following is supplied with your request and payment:

• The life insurance policy must name the applicant as beneficiary. This may be in the form of a copy of the policy or a letter from the insurance provider stating the applicant is a beneficiary of the registrant's insurance policy and dated or has been updated within one year.

Death records are available for Indian River County only. The years available are 2000 to present. If the death occurred before 2000, please go to the following site for more information on ordering a death certificate: MyFlorida.com - Death Certificates

If the death occurred in another county in Florida, please go to the following website for more information: MyFlorida.com - County Health Service Sites

If the death occurred in another state, please go to the following website to obtain address information to order the certificate: National Center for Health Statistics
 

The cause of death becomes public information after 50 years from the date of death. By Florida law, the cause of death is considered confidential prior to that time.

If you are requesting the cause of death, you must state your relationship to the deceased. If a relationship is not stated, you will be issued a certified copy without the cause of death information.

The cause of death information is not needed for:

• Credit Card Companies
• Probate
• Property Claims
• Taxes
• Title Companies
• Vehicle Title Transfers