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Death certificates in Kansas

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Kansas 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 1, 2026 – October 25, 2026

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Filing the death certificate: how soon, and before burial or removal

(a) A death certificate or stillbirth certificate for each death or stillbirth that occurs in this state shall be filed with the state registrar within three days after such death and prior to removal of the body from the state

(d) In every instance a certificate shall be filed prior to interment or disposal of the body.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2412(a), (d)

Who files the death certificate, and the state’s electronic system

(b) (1) The funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate.

(e) Any death certificate, stillbirth certificate or certification of cause of death required to be filed by this section shall be filed through the Kansas electronic death registration system maintained by the Kansas department of health and environment.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2412(b)(1), (e)

What the first certified copy costs, and each additional copy

The fees for making and certifying copies or abstracts of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, and divorce certificates shall be $20.00 for the first copy or abstract and $20.00 for each additional copy or abstract of the same record requested at the same time.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.A.R. 28-17-6(a)

What a copy costs at the office, by mail, and online or by phone

Walk-in The Office of Vital Statistics provides walk-in service from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday - Friday. $20 for each certified copy.

Payment made by credit card. $20 for each certified copy plus $15 expedited service fee. Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office.

Payment made by check or money order. $20 for each certified copy. Dependent upon current request volume - 7 to 10 business days.

Kansas · general information · checked October 25, 2026 · KDHE, Office of Vital Statistics

The first fee as a records search, and what is kept if nothing is found

State law specifies that the initial $20 fee for a certified death certificate copy is a five-year record search fee - one certified copy is issued if the record is found and if not found, the fee is retained.

Kansas · general information · checked October 1, 2026 · KDHE, Office of Vital Statistics: Notice Regarding Fees

Who may receive a certified copy: a direct interest, and the rights it is needed for

the state registrar shall not permit inspection of the records or issue a certified copy or abstract of a certificate or part thereof unless the state registrar is satisfied the applicant therefor has a direct interest in the matter recorded and the information contained in the record is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2422d(c)

No fee for a homeless veteran, under the latest amendment

The secretary shall not charge or accept any fee for a certified copy of a certificate or abstract or for a search of the files or records if the certificate, abstract or search is requested by a homeless veteran

Kansas · general information · checked October 25, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2418(a)(3), as amended by 2026 HB 2274 §4

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The fees for making and certifying copies or abstracts of birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, and divorce certificates shall be $20.00 for the first copy or abstract and $20.00 for each additional copy or abstract of the same record requested at the same time.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.A.R. 28-17-6(a)

Walk-in The Office of Vital Statistics provides walk-in service from 9 am to 4 pm, Monday - Friday. $20 for each certified copy.

Payment made by credit card. $20 for each certified copy plus $15 expedited service fee. Within 3 to 5 business days after receipt in our office.

Payment made by check or money order. $20 for each certified copy. Dependent upon current request volume - 7 to 10 business days.

Kansas · general information · checked October 25, 2026 · KDHE, Office of Vital Statistics

the state registrar shall not permit inspection of the records or issue a certified copy or abstract of a certificate or part thereof unless the state registrar is satisfied the applicant therefor has a direct interest in the matter recorded and the information contained in the record is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2422d(c)

(a) A death certificate or stillbirth certificate for each death or stillbirth that occurs in this state shall be filed with the state registrar within three days after such death and prior to removal of the body from the state

(d) In every instance a certificate shall be filed prior to interment or disposal of the body.

(b) (1) The funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate.

(e) Any death certificate, stillbirth certificate or certification of cause of death required to be filed by this section shall be filed through the Kansas electronic death registration system maintained by the Kansas department of health and environment.

Kansas · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · K.S.A. 65-2412(b)(1), (e)

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