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Death certificates in North Dakota

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in North Dakota 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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Filing the death record: who files it, how soon, and the medical certification

A death record for each death that occurs in this state must be filed with the state registrar in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the department of health and human services using the electronic death registration system.

The funeral director shall obtain the facts of death from the next of kin or the best qualified individual or source available and must file the facts of death information using the electronic death registration system within three days after assuming custody of the dead body.

The medical certification must be completed and filed using the electronic death registration system within ten days after death

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · NDCC 23-02.1-19

What the first certified copy costs, each additional one, and whether uncertified copies are issued

Certified copies of death records are $15.00 for the 1st copy and $10.00 for each additional copy when ordered at the same time. Our office does not issue uncertified copies.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ND HHS Vital Records, Certified Copies of Death Records

The statute’s cap on what the department may charge for copies

The department of health and human services shall prescribe the fees, if any, not to exceed fifteen dollars, to be paid for the following:

The fee for each additional copy of a death or fetal death record, requested at the same time, may not exceed ten dollars.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · NDCC 23-02.1-29

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Certified copies of death records are $15.00 for the 1st copy and $10.00 for each additional copy when ordered at the same time. Our office does not issue uncertified copies.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ND HHS Vital Records, Certified Copies of Death Records

The department of health and human services shall prescribe the fees, if any, not to exceed fifteen dollars, to be paid for the following:

The fee for each additional copy of a death or fetal death record, requested at the same time, may not exceed ten dollars.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · NDCC 23-02.1-29

A certified INFORMATIONAL copy of a death record may be issued to the general public.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ND HHS Vital Records, Certified Copies of Death Records

Certified copies of death records are $15.00 for the 1st copy and $10.00 for each additional copy when ordered at the same time. Our office does not issue uncertified copies.

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ND HHS Vital Records, Certified Copies of Death Records

The Vital Records Unit can issue copies of death certificates only for deaths that occurred in North Dakota.

First Class Mail is the no cost default

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · ND HHS, SFN 5531 (10-2025)

A death record for each death that occurs in this state must be filed with the state registrar in accordance with the rules and regulations set forth by the department of health and human services using the electronic death registration system.

The funeral director shall obtain the facts of death from the next of kin or the best qualified individual or source available and must file the facts of death information using the electronic death registration system within three days after assuming custody of the dead body.

The medical certification must be completed and filed using the electronic death registration system within ten days after death

North Dakota · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · NDCC 23-02.1-19

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