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Copies of these birth and death certificates may be requested by mail using the Mail Reference Order Form. If the name of the person and the date of birth or death are known, the fee is $15.00 per name for requests from Pennsylvania residents, $25.00 per name for requests from outside Pennsylvania. The birth or death certificate number also will be useful in research. The research charge is $50.00 per name per hour if only the name is provided. | Copies of these birth and death certificates may be requested by mail using the Mail Reference Order Form. If the name of the person and the date of birth or death are known, the fee is $15.00 per name for requests from Pennsylvania residents, $25.00 per name for requests from outside Pennsylvania. The birth or death certificate number also will be useful in research. The research charge is $50.00 per name per hour if only the name is provided. | ||
Uncertified copies of | Uncertified copies of death certificates, 1906-present, also may be obtained from the Division of Vital Records for a fee of $3.00 per record. | ||
To apply for a certified copy of a death certificate from 1906 to the present there is a $9 fee for each certified copy. You may download the application form for mail and in-person requests. Be certain to indicate on the application form the intended use of the certified copy is for '''genealogical research'''. Applicants may provide additional information not requested on the application form on a separate sheet of paper. If a genealogist is retained by a city/county/state office who has assumed administration of an estate, a letter signed by an official of the city/county/state office is required indicating for what purpose they retained the services of the genealogist and identify whose estate is involved. | |||
For certified copies of death certificates, 1906-present, and for death records that have not been transferred to the State Archives, contact:<br><br>Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>P.O. Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103<br>Phone: (724) 656-3100. | For certified copies of death certificates, 1906-present, and for death records that have not been transferred to the State Archives, contact:<br><br>Division of Vital Records<br>ATTN: Public Records<br>P.O. Box 1528<br>New Castle, PA 16103<br>Phone: (724) 656-3100. | ||