Where can I search for a death certificate?

Death Records Search Public Records Perform a free public death records search, including death certificates, death indexes, deceased records, death registers & registries, obituaries, and death notices.

How can I get my dad’s death records for free?

After you die, you generally have no further privacy interest to protect. If your father were alive, you could not get a copy of his will unless he decided to show it to you. Once he dies, your dad’s records, like his last will and testament and his death certificate, are usually public.

When do you need a death certificate when someone dies?

When someone dies, the death must be registered with the local or state vital records office within a matter of days. The vital records office can then issue copies of the death certificate, which you may want or your personal records or to handle a deceased person’s affairs.

Where can I get a copy of my Minnesota death certificate?

The Office of Vital Records maintains death records for the state of Minnesota. Deaths have been registered electronically since 1997. State death records start in 1908. If you want a copy of a death record prior to those years please contact the county vital records office in the county where the death occurred.

Death Records Search Public Records Perform a free public death records search, including death certificates, death indexes, deceased records, death registers & registries, obituaries, and death notices.

After you die, you generally have no further privacy interest to protect. If your father were alive, you could not get a copy of his will unless he decided to show it to you. Once he dies, your dad’s records, like his last will and testament and his death certificate, are usually public.

What do you need to know about a death certificate?

A death certificate contains important information about the person who has died. Details vary from state to state, but often include: full name. address. birth date and birthplace. father’s name and birthplace. mother’s name and birthplace. complete or partial Social Security number.

The Office of Vital Records maintains death records for the state of Minnesota. Deaths have been registered electronically since 1997. State death records start in 1908. If you want a copy of a death record prior to those years please contact the county vital records office in the county where the death occurred.