Death certificates in Alaska

($30 first copy, $25 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time)

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Alaska Vital Records, death certificate request form, rev. 04/2026

The state registrar shall prescribe the fees to be paid for certified copies of certificates

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · AS 18.50.330(a)

Spouse listed on the certificate.

Parent(s) listed on the death certificate.

Child(ren) of decedent.

Sibling of decedent.

Office of Public Advocacy with certified Delegated Power of Conservatorship/Guardianship papers.

Attorneys & government agencies must have a letter on their letterhead stating who they represent and why the record is needed.

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records

Submitted in person at our offices

Sent by fax or mail by downloading our forms

Requests cannot be filled until the record has been registered, which may take up to 3 months after the death has occurred.

Alaska's birth records become public after 100 years and records for all other events (like deaths, marriages, and divorces) become public after 50 years

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records

Submitted in person at our offices

Sent by fax or mail by downloading our forms

Requests cannot be filled until the record has been registered, which may take up to 3 months after the death has occurred.

Alaska's birth records become public after 100 years and records for all other events (like deaths, marriages, and divorces) become public after 50 years

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records

the bureau shall issue up to four certified copies of the death certificate of a veteran without charge

a personal representative of the veteran's estate;

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · AS 18.50.320(7)

A death certificate for each death that occurs in the state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred within three days after death and before final disposition of the body or removal of the body from the state

The funeral director or person acting as the funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate.

The medical certification shall be completed and signed within 24 hours after death

Alaska · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · AS 18.50.230(a)–(c)