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 == '''Restrictions for Obtaining Death Records'''  ==
-'''''Restrictions for persons born who died within the last 50 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 50 years, you must be:
+'''''Restrictions for persons born who died within the last 50 years<ref>Alaska department of Health And Social Services, Division of Public Health, "Under Alaska law, all Vital Statistics records are strictly confidential until they become public records. Births become public records 100 years after the event; deaths, marriages, and divorces become public records 50 years after the event." http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/VitalStats/Pages/default.aspx</ref>:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the death certificate for those who died within the last 50 years, you must be:
-:*The parent or grandparent of the person on the certificate
+:*The spouse of the person on the certificate
-:*The current spouse of the person on the certificate
+:*The parent of the person on the certificate
-:*The child or grandchild of the person on the certificate
+:*The child of the person on the certificate
-:*The sibling of the person on the certificate
+:*The sibling of the person on the certificate (Siblings need to provide a copy of their birth certificate showing parental relationship to the person on the certificate.
-::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the death record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 50 years have passed from the date of the death.
+:*Legal representative with a letter stating whom you represent and how you are related
-:*You will need to list the reason why you want the death certificate.
+:*A person providing documentation the death certificate is needed for the derermination of property rights.
+You need to supply:
+:*Copy of government-issued picture ID of the person requesting the death certificate.
 If you do not want to order the death record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Death Information|other records with death information]].