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[http://www.info.alabama.gov/directory_county.aspx Individual counties] will also search their records for deaths that occurred in their municipality.<br> | [http://www.info.alabama.gov/directory_county.aspx Individual counties] will also search their records for deaths that occurred in their municipality.<br> | ||
<br> '''''Restrictions for requesting Alabama death certificates:'''''<br> By Alabama law, death certificates are confidential records with restricted access for 25 years from the date of death. Death certificates more than 25 years old may be obtained by anyone upon payment of the proper fee. Death certificates less than 25 years old may be obtained by the following persons, upon payment of the proper fee: | |||
:*Mother or father of person named on certificate | |||
:*Husband or wife of person named on certificate | |||
:*Son or daughter of person named on certificate | |||
:*Sister or brother of person named on certificate | |||
:*Grandchild of person named on certificate when demonstrating entitlement | |||
:*Legal representative of family or estate | |||
:*Informant listed on death certificate as providing information | |||
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]]. | 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]]. | ||