Free Death Records Online Access

By Claire Dowell


Accessing the State of California Death Records can be done by submitting a request to the California Department of Public Health Office. In California death documents are immediately available to the public access as soon as they made official by the court. In other states, you have to wait for a certain period of time before they become accessible.

There are two types of records that can be obtained from the public health office: informational records and authorized records. They both contain the basic pieces of information of a death file, however, the former only serves to inform about the details of a person's death, while the latter can be used as a legal document in any legal event that requires it. Moreover, only immediate relatives, such as the wife, husband, sibling, mother, father, and children have the right to obtain authorized death records. It is easy to spot if it is an informational copy because it has a "not a valid document for identity" text placed right across the page.

Any member of the general public is allowed to submit a request for death files, provided that the correct procedure is followed. A request form must be completed appropriately. Information such as the name of the dead person and your reason for requesting the death file should also be included. Send the completed request form back to the office, together with a government-issued ID and the corresponding payment. A sworn statement should also be included if you want to get an authorize version of the files. A no-refund policy takes into full effect once payment is done, whether the files are found or not.

It is crucial that you are accurate with the information that you provide when conducting a search. The normal return period is usually between 2 to 10 weeks. If you want to obtain the records sooner, providing the specific year and county where the divorce was finalized will help a great deal. Death files that date back from 1905 up to present day can be found at the Public Health Office. If you know the specific county, you can go to that place and make the request there. If not, the Public Health office can do that task for you.

Death documents are obtainable from certain online sites. If you look over the Internet, there are several of such sites. But before choosing which one to use, make use that you research about the history of that site first. It is advisable that you find out if they are a reliable source or the opposite. You can start a search by simply providing the full name of the deceased.

There are two types of service providers: those that ask a fee for their services and those that allow you to conduct a Death Records Free Search. Those that require fees have the ability to provide you with an extensive version of a death record. Those that allow you to do a search for free will provide you with the basics. Usually, the reason of the death of a person is not revealed to those outside of the immediate family as a show of respect for their lost.




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