How to order an Idaho death certificate
Who holds it: DHW Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; deaths from July 1911. Idaho State Archives holds Idaho death certificates 1911-1937 for research.1
On this page
Fee
$16 per certified copy (VitalChek adds $10.50).2
Who may order
Confidential for 50 years after death: direct and tangible interest required (registrant's immediate family, legal representatives, or property-right need); public after 50 years.1
How to search and order
- How to order
- VitalChek online or mail to PO Box 83720, Boise, ID 83720-0036 with request form, ID copy and check/money order payable to Idaho Vital Records.3
Related records in Idaho
- Birth certificates: who holds it
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (Boise); births from July 1911.4
- Birth certificates: fee
- $16 per certified copy. VitalChek online adds a $10.50 non-refundable fee; rush $10 per event; UPS shipping $21. Processing 3-5 weeks standard, 2-3 weeks rush.5
- Older records: public vital records
- Births become public after 100 years and deaths, marriages and divorces after 50 years (Idaho Code 39-270(e)).6
How Idaho handles it
- State vital records office has no public counter: online (VitalChek) or mail only7
Death certificates in Idaho counties with a full guide
The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.
| County | Office | Search online | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada County | Idaho Vital Statistics (state), not the county8 | — | $16 per certified copy from the state9 |
| Bannock County | Idaho DHW Vital Records; $16 per certified copy10 | — | — |
| Bonneville County | State only (Idaho Health and Welfare); not held by the county11 | — | — |
| Canyon County | — | — | — |
| Kootenai County | — | — | $16 per certified copy (state)12 |
For any other county, see the county list on the Idaho guide.
Official warnings
- Third-party vendors adding excessive fees for Idaho vital records (Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Vital Records)7
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 Idaho 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 Idaho: Idaho public records guide.
Sources
Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.
- About Death, Stillbirth, and Miscarriage RecordsIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Processing Times and Fees (death records variant)Idaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Ordering a Death, Stillbirth and Miscarriage CertificateIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- About Birth RecordsIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Processing Times and FeesIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Idaho Code § 39-270 Disclosure of information (vital statistics)Idaho Legislaturechecked November 4, 2026
- Ordering a Birth CertificateIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Property Records FAQ - Ada County ClerkAda Countychecked November 4, 2026
- Processing Times and Fees (death records variant)Idaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026
- Processing Times and FeesIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 7, 2026
- Clerk, Auditor, and RecorderBonneville County, Idahochecked November 4, 2026
- Processing Times and FeesIdaho Department of Health and Welfarechecked November 4, 2026