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Death certificates in Wisconsin

What a certified copy of the death certificate costs in Wisconsin 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.

  • Every fact dated, in the official words
  • Each state’s own law

Every quotation checked October 24, 2026

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Every quotation on this page is the official body’s own words, as they stood on the day we read them. The date is beside each one.

The two certificates: Fact of Death, Extended Fact of Death, and which most financial transactions need

Fact of Death certificates contain demographic information. They do not contain the manner of death or cause of death.

Most financial transactions only need this certificate.

Extended Fact of Death certificates also have information like location, manner and cause of death, and final burial place.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

Where to order: the county Register of Deeds or the state office by mail, and how long the state office takes

Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices.

Wisconsin Vital Records Office PO Box 309 Madison, WI 53701

Once we get your order, it takes about 10 business days to complete.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

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$20 for first copy of each record

$3 for each additional copy of the same record

There is a fee for using VitalChek.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

Fact of Death certificates contain demographic information. They do not contain the manner of death or cause of death.

Most financial transactions only need this certificate.

Extended Fact of Death certificates also have information like location, manner and cause of death, and final burial place.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

Fact of Death certificates contain demographic information. They do not contain the manner of death or cause of death.

Most financial transactions only need this certificate.

Extended Fact of Death certificates also have information like location, manner and cause of death, and final burial place.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices.

Wisconsin Vital Records Office PO Box 309 Madison, WI 53701

Once we get your order, it takes about 10 business days to complete.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

Birth, marriage, death, and divorce records are also available through Wisconsin county Register of Deeds offices.

Wisconsin Vital Records Office PO Box 309 Madison, WI 53701

Once we get your order, it takes about 10 business days to complete.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS, How to get a vital record

FEE IS NOT REFUNDABLE IF NO RECORD IS FOUND.

Wisconsin · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · Wisconsin DHS form F-05280 (06/2025)

For anyone who would rather their family found it all in one place than went looking.

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