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How to order an Indiana death certificate

Who holds it: IDOH Division of Vital Records (state records from 1900) and local health department where death occurred1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Related records in Indiana
  3. How Indiana handles it
  4. Death certificates in Indiana counties with a full guide
  5. Official warnings
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Fee

State (IDOH): $8.00 first certificate, $4.00 each additional copy in same order2

Who may order

Direct interest required: parents, spouse, adult children, grandparents, adult grandchildren, siblings, aunts/uncles, adult nieces/nephews, legal interest, assigned funeral home; genealogy if the person would be over 75 years old3

Processing time

IDOH: 60 days2

How to search and order

How to order
Mail State Form 49606; online via VitalChek; phone; or in person at local health department2
Birth certificates: who holds it
Indiana Department of Health, Division of Vital Records (state records from October 1907) and local health departments where the birth occurred (faster)1
Birth certificates: fee
State (IDOH): $10.00 first certificate, $4.00 each additional copy in the same order; fees non-refundable; third-party online/phone processing fees extra; IDOH does not accept cash2
Probate: who holds it
Clerk of the Circuit Court in the county where the estate case is heard (filed wills and estate documents)4
Older records: vital history
State did not require births/deaths to be recorded until 1882; state recording from 19075

How Indiana handles it

  • Faster vital records locally. Local health departments issue birth/death certificates faster than the state office2

Death certificates in Indiana 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.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Allen CountyAllen County Department of Health, Vital Records Division6—$20 certified; $3 non-certified; deaths in Allen County only7
Bartholomew CountyBartholomew County Health Department, Vital Records8—$12 per certified death certificate8
Boone CountyBoone County Health Department, Vital Records9—$15.00 per certified copy10
Clark CountyClark County Health Department11—$15.00 per certified death copy (genealogy page, after $5.00 search)12
Delaware CountyDelaware County Health Department - Vital Records13—$20.00 per certified copy14
Elkhart CountyElkhart County Health Department, Vital Records15—$15.00 certified death certificate; $8.00 non-certified16
Floyd CountyFloyd County Health Department17—$15.00 per certified copy18
Hamilton CountyHamilton County Health Department, Birth & Death Records19—$15 each plus $2.50 Coroner fee: $17.50 per certificate20
Hancock CountyHancock County Health Department, Vital Records21—$15 for each copy22
Hendricks CountyHendricks County Health Department, Vital Records23—$15.00 per copy23
Howard CountyHoward County Health Department, Vital Records24—$10.00 per copy24
Johnson CountyVital Records Division, Johnson County Health Department25—Death certificate $20.00 each (county Health Department)26
Lake CountyLake County Health Department, Vital Records Division27—Certified death certificate $20.0028
LaPorte CountyLa Porte County Health Department, Vital Records29—$1529
Madison CountyMadison County Health Department - Vital Records Division30——
Marion CountyMarion County Public Health Department, Vital Records31——
Monroe CountyMonroe County Health Department, Vital Records Division32—$20.00 per copy; ID and proof of relationship or legal interest32
Porter CountyPorter County Health Department, Vital Records Division33—$1734
St. Joseph CountySt. Joseph County Department of Health, Vital Records Unit35—$20.00 each (certified and non-certified)36
Tippecanoe CountyTippecanoe County Health Department, Vital Records Division37—$15 per copy; corrections through the funeral home37
Vanderburgh CountyVanderburgh County Health Department, Vital Records Division38—$20.00 certified, Vanderburgh resident; $25.00 certified, out-of-county resident; $18.00 non-certified39
Vigo CountyVigo County Health Department - Vital Statistics40—$10.00 per copy41
Warrick CountyWarrick County Health Department, Vital Records42—$20.0043

For any other county, see the county list on the Indiana guide.

Official warnings

  • Only authorized online vendor for IDOH vital records. VitalChek is the only IDOH-authorized online ordering vendor; other sites are not authorized (Indiana Department of Health)2

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 Indiana 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 Indiana: Indiana 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.

  1. About Vital RecordsIndiana Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Vital Records: Order CertificatesIndiana Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Identification and Relationship Requirements (J2)Indiana Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  4. How to Request Public RecordsIndiana Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Census & Vital Records (Search Archives Holdings)Indiana Archives and Records Administrationchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Public Records RequestAllen County, INarchived copychecked November 4, 2026
  7. Birth & DeathAllen County Department of Healthchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Health DepartmentBartholomew County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  9. Health DepartmentBoone County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  10. Vital RecordsBoone County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  11. Clark County Health Department (county site)Clark County Governmentchecked November 7, 2026
  12. Clark County Indiana Genealogy ResourcesClark County Health Departmentchecked November 7, 2026
  13. Health DepartmentDelaware County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Death recordsDelaware County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  15. Elkhart County home pageElkhart County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  16. About Vital RecordsElkhart County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Birth CertificatesFloyd County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  18. Death CertificatesFloyd County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  19. Vital Records (Births and Deaths)Hamilton County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  20. Death Certificate Application (PDF)Hamilton County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  21. Vital RecordsHancock County, INchecked November 7, 2026
  22. Health FAQsHancock County, INchecked November 7, 2026
  23. Vital RecordsHendricks County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  24. Howard County: Vital RecordsHoward County, Indianachecked November 7, 2026
  25. Vital Records (Health Department)Johnson County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  26. Vital Records Fee ScheduleJohnson County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  27. Lake County, Indiana home pageLake County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  28. Birth and Death CertificatesLake County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  29. Vital RecordsLa Porte County Health Department (IN.gov)checked November 7, 2026
  30. Vital RecordsMadison County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  31. Vital RecordsMarion County Public Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  32. Monroe County: Birth & Death CertificatesMonroe County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  33. Porter County homePorter Countychecked November 4, 2026
  34. Birth & Death CertificatesPorter County Health Department (in.gov/localhealth)checked November 4, 2026
  35. Vital Records Hours & Accessing ServicesSt. Joseph County Department of Health (in.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  36. Department of Health Fee Schedule (effective 11-01-26)St. Joseph County Department of Health (in.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  37. Birth and Death Certificates (Health Department)Tippecanoe Countychecked November 4, 2026
  38. County Departments / Vanderburgh CountyCity of Evansville and Vanderburgh Countychecked November 4, 2026
  39. Death Certificates - VCHDVanderburgh County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  40. Vigo County, Indiana home pageVigo County, Indianachecked November 4, 2026
  41. Death certificate instructions and application (Spanish, PDF)Vigo County Health Departmentchecked November 4, 2026
  42. Vital RecordsWarrick Countychecked November 8, 2026
  43. Vital Records Fees (docx)Warrick Countychecked November 8, 2026