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Death certificates in Wyoming

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

A death certificate for each death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred within three (3) days after the death and prior to removal of the body from the state

The funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate.

The medical certification shall be completed and signed within a reasonable time after death by the primary health care provider in charge of the patient's care

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · W.S. 35-1-418

Who may issue a certified copy, in the statute’s words

Only the state registrar of vital records shall upon request issue a certified copy of any certificate or record in his custody or of a part thereof.

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · W.S. 35-1-427(a)

Where the state vital records office is

Our State Office is located at 2300 Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming on the 1st Floor of the Hathaway Building.

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · WDH Vital Statistics Services, Orders

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Death - First Copy (per request) $25.00

Death - Each Additional Copy $20.00

Death Search – Per 5 years searched. Fee covers one certified copy if found $35.00

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · WDH Vital Records application (2026)

Wyoming is a closed record state, meaning vital records are considered confidential information and closed to the general public

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · WDH Vital Records application (2026)

Only the state registrar of vital records shall upon request issue a certified copy of any certificate or record in his custody or of a part thereof.

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · W.S. 35-1-427(a)

Our State Office is located at 2300 Capitol Avenue in Cheyenne, Wyoming on the 1st Floor of the Hathaway Building.

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · WDH Vital Statistics Services, Orders

Mail this completed form to the address listed on the front.

The requestor must include a photocopy of a valid government issued picture identification

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · WDH Vital Records application (2026)

A death certificate for each death which occurs in this state shall be filed with the local registrar of the registration district in which the death occurred within three (3) days after the death and prior to removal of the body from the state

The funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body shall file the death certificate.

The medical certification shall be completed and signed within a reasonable time after death by the primary health care provider in charge of the patient's care

Wyoming · general information · checked October 24, 2026 · W.S. 35-1-418

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