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Death certificates in Vermont

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Vermont 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 report of death: who submits it, how soon, and its registration

Within 24 hours after a death, the licensed health care professional who last attended a deceased person shall submit the medical portion of a report of death in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar.

The licensed health care professional may delegate to the funeral director or the person in charge of the body, with that individual’s consent, the responsibility of completing the nonmedical portion of the report of death.

The State Registrar shall register the report of death in the Statewide Registration System upon receipt of the required information.

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5202(a)

How soon the death certificate is made available to the family, or to whoever has charge of the body

Within 24 hours after death, the death certificate shall be made available upon request to the family of the deceased, if any, or the undertaker or person who has charge of the body.

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5207

What a certified copy costs, and the online processing fee

Certified copies are printed on State engraved security paper with raised seal, costing $10 per certificate (plus a $2 processing fee if ordered online).

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

Where to order: the Town or City Clerk, the State Archives, the online fee, and the identification to show

If you are in Vermont, the fastest and cheapest way to get a copy of a vital record is to order it directly from your Town or City Clerk.

Vital Records may also be ordered from the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and from most Vermont Town/City Clerks.

There is a $2 online processing fee.

Applicants must show valid identification when applying for a certified copy of a birth or death certificate.

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

Who may receive a certified copy, from the family to the funeral home

the registrant or his or her spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian; a person petitioning to open a decedent’s estate; a court-appointed executor or administrator; or the legal representative of any of these;

the individual with authority for final disposition as provided in section 5227 of this title or a funeral home or crematorium acting on the individual’s behalf;

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5016(b)(2)(A), (D)(i)

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For a certified copy of a vital event certificate, the fee shall be $10.00.

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5017

Certified copies are printed on State engraved security paper with raised seal, costing $10 per certificate (plus a $2 processing fee if ordered online).

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

If you are in Vermont, the fastest and cheapest way to get a copy of a vital record is to order it directly from your Town or City Clerk.

Vital Records may also be ordered from the Vermont State Archives and Records Administration and from most Vermont Town/City Clerks.

There is a $2 online processing fee.

Applicants must show valid identification when applying for a certified copy of a birth or death certificate.

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

the registrant or his or her spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian; a person petitioning to open a decedent’s estate; a court-appointed executor or administrator; or the legal representative of any of these;

the individual with authority for final disposition as provided in section 5227 of this title or a funeral home or crematorium acting on the individual’s behalf;

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5016(b)(2)(A), (D)(i)

the registrant or his or her spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling, grandparent, or guardian; a person petitioning to open a decedent’s estate; a court-appointed executor or administrator; or the legal representative of any of these;

the individual with authority for final disposition as provided in section 5227 of this title or a funeral home or crematorium acting on the individual’s behalf;

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5016(b)(2)(A), (D)(i)

Within 24 hours after death, the death certificate shall be made available upon request to the family of the deceased, if any, or the undertaker or person who has charge of the body.

Within 24 hours after a death, the licensed health care professional who last attended a deceased person shall submit the medical portion of a report of death in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar.

The licensed health care professional may delegate to the funeral director or the person in charge of the body, with that individual’s consent, the responsibility of completing the nonmedical portion of the report of death.

The State Registrar shall register the report of death in the Statewide Registration System upon receipt of the required information.

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5202(a)

Within 24 hours after a death, the licensed health care professional who last attended a deceased person shall submit the medical portion of a report of death in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar.

The licensed health care professional may delegate to the funeral director or the person in charge of the body, with that individual’s consent, the responsibility of completing the nonmedical portion of the report of death.

The State Registrar shall register the report of death in the Statewide Registration System upon receipt of the required information.

Vermont · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · 18 V.S.A. §5202(a)

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