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Death certificates in Arkansas

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Arkansas and how one is ordered, in the official words. No figure on this page is ours; each is the office’s or the statute’s, with the date it was checked.

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Every quotation checked October 24, 2026

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The medical certification: who completes it, and how soon

The medical certification shall be completed, signed, and returned to the funeral director within three (3) business days after receipt of the death certificate by the physician or certified nurse midwife in charge of the patient's care for the illness or condition that resulted in death

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Ark. Code §20-18-601(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by Act 138 of 2025, §3

What the first copy costs and each additional one, the online fees, and what is kept if no record is found

The cost of a death record is $10.00 for the first copy and $8.00 for each additional copy of the same record that is ordered at the same time.

If no record is found or no copy is made, state law requires that we keep $10.00 for a search fee.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

Ordering in person, by mail or at a local health unit, and how long it takes

Walk-In: You may order a certified copy of the death record by coming into the Arkansas Department of Health’s vital records office. The office is located at 4815 West Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205

Most certificate requests can be fulfilled the same day for customers arriving by 4:00 P.M.

Please allow 10-14 days for processing, in addition to mail delivery time.

ADH is pleased to offer vital records services in all local health units.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

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The cost of a death record is $10.00 for the first copy and $8.00 for each additional copy of the same record that is ordered at the same time.

If no record is found or no copy is made, state law requires that we keep $10.00 for a search fee.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

Walk-In: You may order a certified copy of the death record by coming into the Arkansas Department of Health’s vital records office. The office is located at 4815 West Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205

Most certificate requests can be fulfilled the same day for customers arriving by 4:00 P.M.

Please allow 10-14 days for processing, in addition to mail delivery time.

ADH is pleased to offer vital records services in all local health units.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

Walk-In: You may order a certified copy of the death record by coming into the Arkansas Department of Health’s vital records office. The office is located at 4815 West Markham St. Little Rock, AR 72205

Most certificate requests can be fulfilled the same day for customers arriving by 4:00 P.M.

Please allow 10-14 days for processing, in addition to mail delivery time.

ADH is pleased to offer vital records services in all local health units.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

The cost of a death record is $10.00 for the first copy and $8.00 for each additional copy of the same record that is ordered at the same time.

If no record is found or no copy is made, state law requires that we keep $10.00 for a search fee.

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Arkansas Department of Health, Vital Records

The medical certification shall be completed, signed, and returned to the funeral director within three (3) business days after receipt of the death certificate by the physician or certified nurse midwife in charge of the patient's care for the illness or condition that resulted in death

Arkansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Ark. Code §20-18-601(c)(1)(A)(i), as amended by Act 138 of 2025, §3

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