Wyoming - Obtain Copy of Death Certificate

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Procedure

Mail-In Request

1. Complete the Application Form.
2. Submit the request along with the fee of $10.
3. Money orders or a personalized check from the person making the request should be made payable to Vital Statistics Services.
4. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope and application form with the request.
5. Send to: Vital Statistics Services, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002
6. Phone : (307) 777-7591

Apply Online

1. Please use the following link to order your Death Certificate Online. http://www.vitalchek.com/wyoming-express-death-certificates.aspx
2. They might charge you a slightly higher fee than the mail-in request.

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Required Documents

One of the following Identification document is required.

• Photocopy of the drivers license.
• State ID card.
• Passport of the person requesting the certificate.
• Notarized signature of the person making the request.
• If the person named on the certificate doesnt have ID, a parent who has ID may request the certificate.

Office Locations & Contacts

Address : Vital Statistics Services, Hathaway Building, Cheyenne, WY 82002.
Phone  : (307) 777-7591

For e-mail use the following link : http://www.health.wyo.gov/EmailUs.aspx?SecID=65

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

Albany County : County Courthouse Rm 202 Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: 307.721.2541 Website

Big Horn County  : 420 W C Street Basin, WY 82410
Phone: 307.568.2357 Website

Campbell County  : 500 S Gillette Avenue Suite 220 Gillette, WY 82716
Phone: 307.682.7285 Website

Carbon County  : PO Box 6 Rawlins, WY 82301
Phone: 307.328.2668 Website

Converse County  : 107 N 5th Street PO Box 990 Douglas, WY 82633
Phone: 307.358.2244 Website

Crook County  : 309 Cleveland Street PO Box 37 Sundance, WY 82729-0037
Phone: 307.283.1323 Website

Fremont County  : 450 N 2nd Street Lander, WY 82520
Phone: 307.332.2405 Website

Goshen County  : 2125 E A Street PO Box 160 Torrington, WY 82240
Phone: 307.532.4051 Website

Hot Springs County  : 415 Arapahoe Street Thermopolis, WY 82443
Phone: 307.864.3515 Website

Johnson County  : 76 N Main Street Buffalo, WY 82834
Phone: 307.684.7272 Website

Laramie County  : 309 W 20th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307.633.4268 Website

Lincoln County  : PO Box 670 Kemmerer, WY 83101
Phone: 307.877.9056 Website

Natrona County  : 200 North Center Street Rm 157 Casper, WY 82601
Phone: 307.235.9200 Website

Niobrara County  : 424 S Elm PO Box 420 Lusk, WY 82225
Phone: 307.334.2211 Website

Park County  : 1002 Sheridan Avenue PO Box 160 Cody, WY 82414
Phone: 307.587.5548 Website

Platte County  : 806 9th Street Wheatland, WY 82201
Phone: 307.322.3555 Website

Sheridan County  : 224 South Main Street Ste B2 Sheridan, WY 82801
Phone: 307.674.2500 Website

Sublette County  : 21 S Tyler Avenue Pinedale, WY 82941
Phone: 307.367.4372 Website

Sweetwater County  : 80 W Flaming Gorge Way PO Box 730 Green River, WY 82935
Phone: 307.872.6400 Website

Teton County  : 200 S Willow PO Box 1727 Jackson, WY 83001
Phone: 307.733.4430 Website

Uinta County  : 225 9th Street PO Box 810 Evanston, WY 82931
Phone: 307.783.0306 Website

Washakie County  : 1023 Big Horn Avenue P.O. Box 862 Worland, WY 82401
Phone: 307-347-4821 Website

Weston County  : 1 W Main Street Newcastle, WY 82701
Phone: 307.746.4744 Website

Eligibility

The person whom you are requesting the Death Certificate for is no longer living and it is been confirmed by a medical practitioner.

Fees

Mail-In Request

• fee is $10
• If the date of death is unknown, a searching fee of $13 for every five years searched is charged, which includes either a certified copy or verification of the record if one is found. If a record is not located, your fee will be retained.

Online Application

• fee is approximately $30. But please verify.

Validity

Death Certificate Valid Forever

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Instructions

Death records are on file since July 1909. Records that are over one hundred (50) years old should be obtained from Wyoming State Archives. Death certificates may be obtained by

• Immediate family members
• Lawyers representing the immediate family
• Bank, executors of estate, insurance company, or anyone requiring a certificate to pay a policy or death benefit on the decedent.
• If you are not named on the death certificate, please be prepared to prove relationship to the decedent.

Required Information

• Full name on death record
• Date of death
• City or county of death
• Relationship to deceased
• Purpose for which copy is needed
• Signature of person making request
• Mailing address where record is to be mailed
• Identification: Requests must include a photocopy of the drivers license, State ID card, or passport of the person requesting the certificate. We will also accept a notarized signature of the person making the request. The copy should be enlarged to make sure that it is legible.

Need for the Document

Death Certificate document issued by a medical practitioner certifying the deceased state of a person or popularly to a document issued by a person such as a registrar of vital statistics that declares the date, location and cause of a person's death as later entered in an official register of deaths.

Information which might help

Mail-In Request

If the date of death is unknown, a searching fee of $13 for every five years searched is charged, which includes either a certified copy or verification of the record if one is found. If a record is not located, your fee will be retained.

In situations involving foreign countries, an apostils may be needed. An apostils is a method of certifying a document for use in another country. With this certification, a document is entitled to recognition in the country of intended use without further action by a consulate or embassy. For more help on this http://soswy.state.wy.us/AdminServices/AuthenticationOverview.aspx

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

http://www.vitalchek.com/

Others

You could also call them in (307) 777-7591 and clarify any queries you have.