Office Acts of Death
Via della Consolata, 23 - first floor
Hours: Monday to Thursday from 8.15 am to 15.00 hrs on Fridays 8:15 to 13:50
Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:30 with entrance from Via Giulio, 22
Phone: 011/4425290 - 4425353-4425472
E-mail: mortiestere@comune.torino.it
There are reliable agencies that can get vital records from Italy for a fee. However, it is possible to request the same information by mail. The registrar of vital statistics, or Ufficio dello Stato civile, keeps such records in city offices. If possible, write the request in Italian to get a faster response.
Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.
The death certificate has no expiry date.
Death Certificate, fill out the following form Certificato di Morte(PDF, 48kb)
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The most important fact to remember about genealogical records in Italy is that records are kept at the town (Comune) level, with duplicate copies of these records being deposited in State Archive (Ufficio dello Stato Civile) of each province, located in the provincial capital.
The Death Certificate is the certificate certifying the death of a citizen in a given day. Death certificate is a document issued by the competent authority, specifically the Registry of Vital Records at the municipality of residence. The death certificate declares the date, place and cause of a person's death entered in an official register of deaths. In order to obtain a death certificate, the competent authority requires copies of the deceaseds personal ID, and tax code.
Under Italian law, records of births, marriages, and deaths are maintained by the Registrar of Vital Statistics (Ufficio dello Stato C ivile) in the c ity ( comune or m unicipio) where the event occurred. There is no central, regional, or provincial office established which keeps such records. When applying for one of these certificates, the applicant must supply all relevant information. The office of the registrar cannot undertake extensive research of its files to locate a record which is not properly identified, and will not translate requests in a foreign language. A request written in Italian usually produces faster results.
Death certificate is a very useful document and is required under various circumstances e.g. succession, inheritance, future marriages e.t.c.
http://www.romexpress.it/Documento-Servizio/Certificato-di-Morte
http://www.comuneloano.it/ufficio.asp?id=6
http://www.comune.torino.it/anagrafe/statocivile/pag/decessi_to.shtml
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Italiani_nel_Mondo/ServiziConsolari/StatoCivile/Morte.htm
If a document is required as evidence before a court or similar body, it must be authenticated by the responsible Italian authorities.