health.wyo.gov How To Obtain A Death Certificate : Wyoming Department

Name of the Organization : Wyoming Department of Health
Type of Facility : How To Obtain A Death Certificate
State : Wyoming
Country : United States of America

Website : http://health.wyo.gov/admin/vitalstatistics/vital-record/deathrequest/
Application Form : https://www.statusin.org/uploads/24719-DeathApp.pdf

How To Obtain A Death Certificate :

Death Applications :
** Printable Death Application
** To obtain certificates that are over 50 years old visit Wyoming State Archives.

Related : Wyoming Department of Health How To Obtain A Marriage Or Divorce Certificate : www.statusin.org/24714.html

** This office can only issue certificates for those events that occurred in Wyoming.

Death certificates may be obtained by :
** Immediate family members (Spouse, Child, Parent)
** Lawyers representing the immediate family
** Bank, executors of estate, insurance company, or anyone requiring a certificate to pay a policy or death benefit on the decedent with proper documentation.
** Rules allow issuance to other family members or an attorney to settle estates and other legal matters.
** Applicants will need to submit proof of the matter and relation(if applicable) along with this application.
** Failure to submit proof will result in processing delays.
** If you are not named on the death certificate, please be prepared to prove relationship to the decedent.

Required information :
** Full name on death record
** Date of death
** City or county of death
** Relationship to deceased
** Purpose for which copy is needed
** Signature of person making request
** Mailing address where record is to be mailed
Identification:
** Requests must include a current photocopy of the driver’s license, State ID card, or passport of the person requesting the certificate.
** We will also accept a notarized signature of the person making the request.
** The copy should be enlarged to make sure that it is legible.

Important Notes :
** The fee for obtaining death certificates is $5.
** If the date of death is unknown, a searching fee of $8 for every five years searched is charged, which includes either a certified copy or verification of the record if one is found.
** If a record is not located, your fee will be retained.
** Death records are on file since July 1909. Death records that are fifty (50) years old should be obtained from Wyoming State Archives.
** In situations involving foreign countries, an apostille may be needed.
** An apostille is a method of certifying a document for use in another country.
** With this certification, a document is entitled to recognition in the country of intended use without further action by a consulate or embassy.
** More information about apostilles from the Wyoming Secretary of State.

Payment and Expediting Requests :
** Requests should be submitted along with the fee.
** Money orders or a bank-personalized check from the person making the request should be made payable to Vital Statistics Services.
** Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope with the request.

Personal checks are only accepted when :
** The requestor is entitled to the record and
** The check is bank-personalized and on the account of the person making the request
** Third-party or non-bank personalized checks will not be processed.

Send to :
Vital Statistics Services
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307) 777-7591