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Death certificates in Michigan

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Michigan 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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Reporting the death: who files it, where, how soon, and the medical certification

(1) A funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body, either personally or through the funeral director's authorized agent, shall report the death.

must be filed with the local registrar of the district where the death occurred within 72 hours after the death.

the medical certification portion of the death record must be completed and certified not later than 48 hours after death by 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2843

What a search and the first certified copy cost, and each additional copy

(a) A search including 1 certified copy, 1 administrative use copy, or 1 statistical use copy of a vital record or an official statement issued by the state registrar that a $34.00

$16.00 (b) Additional identical copies ordered at the same time per copy

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2891(4)(a)–(b) (am. 2024 PA 25)

Who may receive a certified copy of a death record, and whether it shows the cause of death

(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of death, to any applicant.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890, on receipt of a written request and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, the state registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2882(1)(c)

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(a) A search including 1 certified copy, 1 administrative use copy, or 1 statistical use copy of a vital record or an official statement issued by the state registrar that a $34.00

$16.00 (b) Additional identical copies ordered at the same time per copy

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2891(4)(a)–(b) (am. 2024 PA 25)

(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of death, to any applicant.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890, on receipt of a written request and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, the state registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2882(1)(c)

(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of death, to any applicant.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890, on receipt of a written request and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, the state registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2882(1)(c)

(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of death, to any applicant.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890, on receipt of a written request and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, the state registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2882(1)(c)

(1) A funeral director who first assumes custody of a dead body, either personally or through the funeral director's authorized agent, shall report the death.

must be filed with the local registrar of the district where the death occurred within 72 hours after the death.

the medical certification portion of the death record must be completed and certified not later than 48 hours after death by 1 of the following:

Michigan · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MCL 333.2843

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