How to Issue a Death Certificate in Texas
- 1). Request a certified death certificate online at www.texas.gov. On the homepage, click "Order Vital Records." Click "Continue" on the next screen, then click "Death Certificate" in the drop menu. You will need your driver's license number or state-issued ID number and social security number. You also need to input the deceased's full name, year of birth and death, city and county where death occurred and either the maiden name on the death certificate or the father's full name as written on the death certificate. Use a credit card to complete the transaction. You will receive a death certificate in the mail in 10 to 15 business days.
- 2). Request a death certificate in person at the Texas Vital Statistics Office located at 1100 West 49th St. in Austin, Texas, 78756. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. Fill out the death certificate application and pay the fee by cash, check or money order. You will receive the death certificate within 30 minutes to two hours. Be sure to bring your photo ID.
- 3). Request a death certificate using expedited service. Send your application and copy of your photo ID by overnight mail using FedEx, UPS, or Lone Star to:
Texas Vital Statistics Office
1100 West 49th St.
Austin, Texas 78756
Do not use the United States Postal Service Priority Mail for this method. Enclose a check or money order for the $20 fee plus the return delivery cost. You will receive the death certificate in 10 to 15 business days. - 4). Request a death certificate by regular mail. Mail your application, check, and copy of your photo ID to:
Texas Vital Statistics Office
1100 West 49th St.
Austin, Texas 78756
You will receive the death certificate within six to eight weeks.
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