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How to order a Maine death certificate

Who holds it: DRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives1

Last checked against official sources on .

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

Fee

$15.00 per certificate; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time2

Who may order

Same closed-record rule as birth; a minor's living parent may obtain the other parent's death certificate3

Fees

Municipal fee
Clerk may charge up to $15 first copy, $6 each additional4

Who may order and what is restricted

Public after
Noncertified copy to any person after 25 years; fetal death after 50 years3
Birth certificates: who holds it
DRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives1
Birth certificates: fee
$15.00 per certificate; $6.00 each additional copy ordered at the same time2
Probate: who holds it
County Probate Court, Register of Probate; records kept by each court, outside the Judicial Branch5

How Maine handles it

  • Vital records at town level, not county. DRVS and municipal offices hold vital records; counties do not hold them1
  • Closed-record vital records. Vital records are not public until statutory periods pass6

Death certificates in Maine 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
Androscoggin CountyMunicipal clerk or DRVS; $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional7——
Cumberland CountyDRVS (state, 1892 to present) and municipal clerks; before 1892 town or Maine State Archives8——
Kennebec CountyMunicipal clerk or DRVS; $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional9——
Penobscot CountyMunicipal clerk of the city or town where the event occurred10—Municipal clerk up to $15 first copy, $6 each additional; state $15/$611
York CountyMunicipal clerk or DRVS; $15.00 per certificate, $6.00 each additional12——

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

Official warnings

  • Vital record ordering sites. DRVS partners only with VitalChek online2

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 Maine 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 Maine: Maine 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. Vital RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  3. 22 M.R.S. §2706 Disclosure of vital recordsMaine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  4. 30-A M.R.S. §2652 Fee schedule (municipal clerks)Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  5. Court RecordsState of Maine Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
  6. Access to Public or Restricted Vital Statistics Data, Reports and Records in MEMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  7. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Vital RecordsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 7, 2026
  10. Find a Municipal Clerk or RegistrarMaine Secretary of Statechecked November 4, 2026
  11. 30-A M.R.S. §2652 Fee schedule (municipal clerks)Maine Legislature, Office of the Revisor of Statuteschecked November 4, 2026
  12. Request DocumentsMaine CDC, Maine DHHSchecked November 4, 2026