Washington State fees start at $25 per certificate.
Other fees may apply depending on ordering or shipping method.
We offer the option to obtain certified copies and deliver them to you either in-person or certified mail for an additional fee.
You can obtain Washington state death records as certified copies (or “certificates”) for legal purposes or non-certified informational copies for genealogical or other personal use.
New Vital Records Law went into effect on January 1, 2021, for ordering death certificates.
Only individuals with a specific relationship to the person on record may request a certified death certificate.
Identity and proof of relationship documentation will be required
The four types of death certificates in Washington State:
Long form death certificates serve as official documents printed on certified security paper and used for legal purposes. It contains cause and manner of death information and social security number of the deceased person. You may need this product to close out bank accounts or claim benefits such as life insurance policies.
The short form death certificate is a new product offered only for deaths electronically registered from January 1, 2018 to present. Short form death certificates serve as official documents printed on certified security paper and used for legal purposes. It does not contain cause and manner of death information or social security number of the deceased person. You may need this product for transferring titles (e.g. vehicles), real estate transactions, and probate cases.
Check with the agency or business where you will use the certificate to know what information it must include prior to purchasing.
Fetal death certificates serve as official documents printed on certified security paper and used for legal purposes. A fetal death, sometimes referred to as stillbirths or miscarriages, is a death of a fetus with gestation of twenty or more weeks, but not live born.
Non-certified informational copies of death records do not get issued on the certified paper with security features and cannot be used for legal purposes. It will contain a watermark stating “Cannot be used for legal purposes. Informational only.” Non-certified informational copies of death records contain the same information as the short form death certificate.
Check with the agency or organization requesting the record before you order an informational copy.
You cannot obtain a non-certified informational copy for the following records: long form death and fetal death.
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