In Person

• Print and complete the application form and submit at any of three locations around the state with required information and documents with checks or money orders payable to the Office of Vital Statistics.

By Mail

• Print and complete the application form and mail it along with a check or money order to:

Office of Vital Statistics,
Jesse S. Cooper Bldg.
417 Federal Street
Dover , DE 19901
(302) 744-4549

Via telephone

Order a certificate by calling 1-877-888-0248.

Apply Online

Delaware's Office of Vital Statistics does not accept credit cards through the internet or online orders for records.

For your convenience, however, you can process online requests for records through an independent company that Delaware's Office of Vital Statistics have partnered with to provide you this service VitalChek Network, Inc. VitalChek can be reached either through its website or by calling this number: 1-877-888-0248.

Note: VitalChek charges additional fee for using their service, and all major credit cards are accepted, including American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa.

Delaware's Office of Vital Statistics protects the confidentiality and legality of all vital records in its possession. The Vital Statistics Review Subcommittee, an interdivisional panel, reviews all requests for information for research and investigation prior to the release of information to others.

• Completed application form/ written request
• Valid Photo ID Card
• Drivers license, State ID or Work ID

Jesse S. Cooper Bldg.
417 Federal Street
Dover , DE 19901
(302) 744-4549

Chopin Building
258 Chapman rd.
Newark, DE 19702
(302) 283-7130

Thurman Adams State Serv Ctr.
546 S. Bedford st.
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302) 856-5495

Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,
MondayFriday (Except Holidays)

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

New Castle County : 800 North French Street Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-571-7545 Website

Kent County : 414 Federal Street Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-744-2347

Sussex County : Administrative Office Building, 1st Floor, 2 The Circle PO Box 589 Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: 302-855-7785

You must be the child, parent, spouse, legal guardian, or have other legal authorities are eligible to access Delaware death records. Proof of your identity will be required when you make your request.

In Person/Mail

• $25.00 per copy

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

Application Form - Death Certificate

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In person

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• Delaware Vital Records - Georgetown (Delaware Vital Records) issues certified copies of death certificates for events which occurred within the state of Delaware.
• Death Certificates are available for events that occurred within the State of Delaware from 1966 to present.
• Child, parent, spouse, legal guardian, or have other legal authorities can obtain individual copies of death certificates through any of the following:
  • In person at any of three locations around the state
  • Via a written request to the Office of Vital Statistics located in the Jesse S. Cooper Building in Dover
  • Online through the VitalChek Network Delaware webpage
  • Via telephone by calling 1-877-888-0248
• Make checks or money orders payable to the Office of Vital Statistics. (If record is not located, fee will be retained for search).
• Copy of your official valid photo identification

• Full name of the deceased person
• Full name of the applicant
• Date of death
• Place of death
• Fathers full name
• Mothers full name, to include her maiden name
• Requesters relationship to the person named on the certificate
• Requesters reason for requesting the certificate
• Applicants must submit proof of their relationship or documentation to establish their legal interest in obtaining vital records.

If you want to obtain Death certificate or if you would like to have an additional copy of Death certificate you can obtain one by following any of the procedures given below.

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Delaware Vital Records issues certified copies of Delaware death certificates that can typically be used to obtain death benefits, claim insurance proceeds and other legal purposes.

Office of Vital Statistics Obtaining Records

http://dhss.delaware.gov/dph/ss/vitalstats.html

VitalChek

https://www.vitalchek.com/death-certificates/delaware

Vital Office location

http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/ofclocations.html#vitalstatisticsofficelocations

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