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How to order an Alaska death certificate

Who holds it: State only: Health Analytics & Vital Records, Department of Health (Juneau/Anchorage).1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Who may order and what is restricted
  2. Related records in Alaska
  3. How Alaska handles it
  4. Death certificates in Alaska boroughs and census areas with a full guide
  5. Official warnings
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

$30 first copy, $25 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; correction processing $30; apostille $12/$2.2

Who may order

Spouse, parent(s) or child(ren) of the decedent, siblings, Office of Public Advocacy with conservatorship papers, attorneys/government agencies with letterhead letter; supporting documents required if relationship events occurred outside Alaska. Public after 50 years.3

Who may order and what is restricted

Restrictions
Copy of ID, signature and payment required; records closed 50 years.4
Birth certificates: who holds it
State only: Alaska Department of Health, Health Analytics & Vital Records (formerly Bureau of Vital Statistics), offices in Juneau (P.O. Box 110675, Juneau 99811-0675; walk-in 5441 Commercial Blvd.) and Anchorage (3901 Old Seward Hwy, Ste. 101).1
Birth certificates: fee
$30 first certified copy, $25 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; heirloom $55/$50; apostille $12 first/$2 additional; Priority Mail $10 (tracking) or $14 (signature).5
Probate: who holds it
Superior Court (Alaska Court System) has probate jurisdiction statewide; filed at the court location for the judicial district.6
Older records: vital access
Marriage and death certificates closed 50 years, births 100 years; marriage license applications are open (except blood-test results); adoption records sealed.7

How Alaska handles it

  • No counties: Alaska is divided into organized boroughs (some unified city-boroughs) and one unorganized borough with no borough government. County-level record functions are handled by the state (deeds, UCC, courts, vital records, business names) or by boroughs/cities (property tax).8
  • Unified state court system with four judicial districts; marriage licenses can be obtained at most court locations as well as Vital Records.9

Death certificates in Alaska boroughs and census areas with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each borough or census area with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Anchorage MunicipalityState of Alaska Health Analytics & Vital Records, Anchorage Office10—$30 first copy, $25 each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time; correction processing $30; apostille $12/$2.11

For any other borough or census area, see the borough or census area list on the Alaska guide.

Official warnings

  • Third-party vital-record sellers charging high "processing" fees (Health Analytics & Vital Records)1

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Alaska office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: death certificates in every state. Everything else in Alaska: Alaska public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 11 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Health Analytics & Vital Records homeAlaska Department of Healtharchived copy
  2. Death Certificate Request FormAlaska Department of Healtharchived copy
  3. Vital Records FAQsAlaska Department of Healtharchived copy
  4. AS 18.50.310 Disclosure of records (vital statistics)Alaska State Legislature
  5. Birth Certificate Request Form (Revision 07/2024)Alaska Department of Healtharchived copy
  6. AS 22.10.020 Jurisdiction of the superior courtAlaska State Legislature
  7. GenealogyAlaska State Archives
  8. AS 29.03.010 Unorganized borough establishmentAlaska State Legislature
  9. Marriage FAQ (Self-Help)Alaska Court Systemarchived copy
  10. Health Analytics and Vital Records (HAVRS)Alaska Department of Health
  11. Death Certificate Request FormAlaska Department of Healtharchived copy