Sending request via mail

1. Download Application form online. You may not request two different types of certificates using the same form.
2. Prepare your payment, which may be in the form of a check or money order payable to "State Board of Health".
3. Send the completed form along with your payment to:

Alabama Vital Records

P.O. Box 5625

Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625

Note: In case you have any question or would like to know more about the expedited process of obtaining a certified copy of a death record, please call (334) 206-5418.

Obtaining certificate in person

1. Go to any county health department in the State of Alabama to obtain a certified copy of an Alabama death certificate. Most death certificates can be issued while you wait.
2. Complete a request form and pay all necessary fees.

Applying Online - VitalCheck

Go online and simply follow the steps to place an order. An additional fee is charged by VitalChek for using this service and all major credit cards are accepted.

One of the following ID's can be used

• State-issued driver's license
• State/city/county ID card
• Student ID
• Government employment badge or card
• Prison ID
• Military ID
• Birth Certificate
• Social Security number

Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH)

Physical Address:

Center for Health Statistics

The RSA Tower

201 Monroe Street, Suite 1150

Montgomery, AL 36104

Mailing Address:

Alabama Department of Public Health

Alabama Vital Records

P.O. Box 5625

Montgomery, AL 36103-5625

Contact Numbers:
Office: (334) 206-5418
Fax: (334) 206-2659
Birth, Death, Marriage, and Divorce Certificates: (334) 206-5418
Adoption and Old Vital Records: (334) 206-5426
Birth Amendment Clerk and Paternity Clerk: (334) 206-2637

Email - Vital Records
Website

Certificates may also be obtained from your local county office. Use the contact information below to inquire.

Autauga County : 135 N Court Street Suite B Prattville, AL 36067
Phone: 334-358-6700

Baldwin County : 1 Court Square P.O. Box 239 Bay Mintre, AL 36507
Phone: 334-937-9561

Barbour County : 1800 Fifth Avenue North P.O. Box 398 Clayton, Al 36016-0398
Phone: 334-775-8371

Bibb County : 35 Court Square East Centerville, AL 35042
Phone: 205-926-3103

Blount County : 220 Second Avenue East Oneonta, AL 35121
Phone: 205-625-4153

Bullock County : 217 North Prairie Street Union Springs, AL 36089
Phone: 334-738-2280

Butler County : 700 Court Square, Greenville, AL 36037
Phone: 334-382-7166

Calhoun County : 1702 Noble Street Anniston, AL 36201
Phone: 256-231-1750

Chambers County : 2 LaFayette Street, LaFayette, AL 36862
Phone: 334-864-4348

Cherokee County : 100 Main Street, Centre, AL 35960
Phone: 256-927-3637

Chilton County : 501 2nd Avenue N., Clanton, AL 35045
Phone: 205-755-4275

Choctaw County : 117 S. Mulberry St. Butler, AL 36904
Phone: 205-459-2155

Clarke County : 114 Court Street Grove Hill, AL 36451
Phone: 251-275-3363

Clay County : County Square Ashland, AL 36251
Phone: 256-354-7926

Cleburne County : 120 Vickery Street Heflin, AL 36264
Phone: 205-463-2651

Coffee County : 230 N. Court Ave Elba, AL 36323
Phone: 334-347-2519

Colbert County : 201 North Main Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone: 205-386-8512

Conecuh County : Jackson Street Courthouse Square Evergreen, AL 36401
Phone: 251-578-2066

Coosa County : Main Street Rockford, AL 35136
Phone: 205-377-4988

Covington County : 1 Court Square Andalusia, AL 36420
Phone: 334-428-2520

Crenshaw County : 29 South Glenwood Avenue Luverne, AL 36049
Phone: 334-335-6575

Cullman County : 500 2nd Avenue SW Cullman, AL 35055
Phone: 256-739-3530

Dale County : Court Square Ozark, AL 36360
Phone: 334-774-5003

Dallas County : 105 Lauderdale Selma, AL 36702
Phone: 334-874-2523

DeKalb County : 111 Grand Avenue SW Fort Payne, AL 35967
Phone: 256-845-8525

Elmore County : 100 East Commerce Street Wetumpka, AL 36092
Phone: 334-567-1123

Escambia County : 314 Belleville Ave. Brewton, AL 36427
Phone: 251-867-0225

Etowah County : 800 Forrest Avenue Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone: 256-549-5429

Fayette County : 103 1st Avenue NE Fayette, AL 35555
Phone: 205-932-4617

Franklin County : 410 North Jackson Ave. Russellville, AL 35653
Phone: 256-332-8861

Geneva County : 200 North Commerce Street Geneva, AL 36340
Phone: 334-684-5620

Greene County : 400 Morrow Avenue Eutaw, AL 35462
Phone: 205-372-3598

Hale County : 1001 Main Street, Greensboro, AL 36744
Phone: 334-624-4334

Henry County : 101 West Court Square Abbeville, AL 36310
Phone: 334-585-2753

Houston County : 462 North Oats Street Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-677-4805

Jackson County : 102 Laurel St. Scottsboro, AL 35768
Phone: 256-574-9320

Jefferson County : 716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. North Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-325-5300

Lamar County : 330 First St. NE. Vernon, AL 35592
Phone: 205-695-7193

Lauderdale County : 200 South Court Street Florence, AL 35630
Phone: 256-760-5728

Lawrence County : 14330 Court Street Moulton, AL 35650
Phone: 256-974-2432

Lee County : 215 South 9th Street Opelika, AL 36803
Phone: 334-749-7141

Limestone County : 310 W. Washington Ave., Athens, AL 35611
Phone: 256-233-6406

Lowndes County : Tuskeena Street Hayneville, AL 36040
Phone: 334-548-2252

Macon County : 101 E. Northside St Tuskegee, AL 36083
Phone 334-724-2614

Madison County : 100 North Side Square Huntsville, Al 35801-4820
Phone: 256-532-3327

Marengo County : 101 East Coats Avenue Linden, AL 36748
Phone: 334-295-2219

Marion County : 132 S. Military Street Hamilton, AL 35570
Phone: 205-921-7451

Marshall County :
Phone: 256-878-4521

Mobile County : 109 Government Street Mobile, Al 36602- 3108
Phone: 334-690-8700

Monroe County : Monroeville, Al 36461
Phone: 251-743-2283

Montgomery County : P.O. Box 1667 Montgomery, Alabama 36102
Phone: 334-832-1210

Morgan County : 302 Lee Street NE Decatur, Al 35601-1999
Phone: 256-351-4737

Perry County : P.O. Box 478 Marion, Alabama 36756
Phone: 334-683-2200

Pickens County : P.O. Box 460 Carrollton, Al 35447
Phone: 205-367-2020

Pike County : 120 W Church Street P.O. Box 1147 Troy, Alabama 36081
Phone: 334-566-6374

Randolph County : P.O. Box 249 Wedowee, Al 36278
Phone: 256-357-4933

Russell County : P.O. Box 969 Phoenix, Alabama 36868
Phone: 334-298-6426

Shelby County : 112 N. Main St. Columbiana, AL 35051
Phone: 205-669-3760

St. Clair County : 129 5th Avenue Ashville, AL 35953
Phone: 205-594-7921

Sumter County : Washington Street Livingston, AL 35470
Phone: 205-652-2291

Talladega County : Court House Square Talladega, AL 35160
Phone: 256-761-2

Alabama law states that death certificates are confidential records with restricted access for 25 years from the date of death. Death certificates more than 25 years old may be obtained by anyone upon payment of the proper fee.

Death certificates less than 25 years old may be obtained by the following persons:

• Mother or father of person named on certificate
• Husband or wife of person named on certificate
• Son or daughter of person named on certificate
• Grandchildren of person named on certificate
• Sister or brother of person named on certificate
• Legal representative of family or estate
• Informant listed on death certificate as providing information

• Fee to search for a death certificate: $15.00 (includes one certified copy of the death record or a "Certificate of Failure to Find")
• Additional copies: $6.00 each
• To expedite a request: $15.00 additional fee

Note: Your check or money order must be payable to "State Board of Health". Please do not send cash. Fees are non refundable.

Order Online (Through VitalCheck)

• Certified copy: $30.00
• Additional copy: $6.00

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Application form for requests submitted by mail:

• English
• Spanish

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In-Person

• Will take 30 minutes or less

By Mail

• It will take several weeks to receive

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• You can apply for the death certificate either by mail or in person or through online (You may order certificates through a service provider called VitalChek using a credit card)
• Pay your fee by Check or money order which is payable to State Board of Health

• Complete legal name of deceased
• Date of death
• County (or city) of death
• Sex
• Social security number
• Date of birth
• Race
• Name of spouse
• Names of parents
• Applicant's name
• Your signature
• Your relationship to the person whose certificate you are requesting
• Address where the certificate is to be mailed
• Your daytime phone number

A Death Certificate is a document issued by a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death.

A copy of the death certificate is often necessary when you apply for administrative procedures, such as execution of the will or making funeral arrangements.

The Alabama Center for Health Statistics began filing death certificates in 1908 for persons who died in Alabama.

Following are procedures on how you can obtain a death certificate in Alabama.

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