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Death certificates in Mississippi

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Mississippi 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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  • Each state’s own law

Every quotation checked October 24, 2026

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Registering the death: where, and how soon

Rule 4.1.2. Registration of deaths: A certificate for every death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Records of the Department of Health within five days after such death occurs and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this rule.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, Subpt. 85, R. 4.1.2 (under Miss. Code Ann. §§41-57-1, 41-57-7)

Who completes and files the death certificate, and how soon

the funeral director, or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body, shall review and correct any items, other than information in the PRONOUNCEMENT and CAUSE OF DEATH sections, completed by an institution or the medical examiner, complete the death certificate, and file it with the Office of Vital Records of the Department of Health within five days of the date of death.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, Subpt. 85, R. 4.5.1

The application form: the search fee paid in advance, the photo identification, and each additional copy

A DEATH RECORD SEARCH REQUIRES ADVANCE PAYMENT OF A NON REFUNDABLE SEARCH FEE OF $17.00 AND VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

$6.00 for each additional certified copy.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Form 523 (revised 02/2026)

Who may receive a certified copy: a legitimate and tangible interest

A certified copy of a death certificate can be issued only to a person with legitimate and tangible interest as defined by the Rules Governing the Registration and Certification of Vital Events.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Form 523 (revised 02/2026)

Ordering in person in Ridgeland, by mail, or online or by phone through a private service, and how to pay

Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Drive.

You may pay by cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit card/debit card. The record will be mailed within 7 to 10 business days of ordering.

Order by mail. Mail the form below with a cashier's check or money order to us.

Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Office of Vital Records

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Common questions

Birth, death and marriage certificates are $17. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Vital Records Q&A

A DEATH RECORD SEARCH REQUIRES ADVANCE PAYMENT OF A NON REFUNDABLE SEARCH FEE OF $17.00 AND VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

$6.00 for each additional certified copy.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Form 523 (revised 02/2026)

A certified copy of a death certificate can be issued only to a person with legitimate and tangible interest as defined by the Rules Governing the Registration and Certification of Vital Events.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Form 523 (revised 02/2026)

Access to death certificates is restricted for 50 years from the date of death.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Vital Records Q&A

Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Drive.

You may pay by cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit card/debit card. The record will be mailed within 7 to 10 business days of ordering.

Order by mail. Mail the form below with a cashier's check or money order to us.

Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Office of Vital Records

Come in person to our Ridgeland Office at 222 Marketridge Drive.

You may pay by cash, cashier's check, money order, or credit card/debit card. The record will be mailed within 7 to 10 business days of ordering.

Order by mail. Mail the form below with a cashier's check or money order to us.

Order on-line or by phone from a private vital records service, using a credit card.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Office of Vital Records

A DEATH RECORD SEARCH REQUIRES ADVANCE PAYMENT OF A NON REFUNDABLE SEARCH FEE OF $17.00 AND VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION.

$6.00 for each additional certified copy.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · MSDH Form 523 (revised 02/2026)

the funeral director, or person acting as such, who first assumes custody of a dead body, shall review and correct any items, other than information in the PRONOUNCEMENT and CAUSE OF DEATH sections, completed by an institution or the medical examiner, complete the death certificate, and file it with the Office of Vital Records of the Department of Health within five days of the date of death.

Rule 4.1.2. Registration of deaths: A certificate for every death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the Office of Vital Records of the Department of Health within five days after such death occurs and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this rule.

Mississippi · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 15 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 5, Subpt. 85, R. 4.1.2 (under Miss. Code Ann. §§41-57-1, 41-57-7)

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