Sunday, September 1, 2013

Arizona Public Death Records

By Ben Kingsley


There are various reasons why people ask for a copy of a death certificate. It can be used as a tool to review the cause of death of an individual, a prima facie evidence of the fact of death, to prove a person's will or to claim on a person's life insurance. It is also being utilized in public health to compile data on the leading causes of death. If you are in the state of Arizona, you may browse through Arizona death notices. Just like any other states, it has also imposed certain forms of documents to use and procedures to follow in order to secure a duplicate copy.

The items that you can uncover in a death certificate vary from county to county, but in most cases, it includes the name of the individual, birth date, date of passing away, cause of death, name of the physician and interment details.

For accounts of death that transpired since July 1909, the appropriate office to approach is the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. In order to get a certified copy of such document, you must have a proof that you are a child, a parent or spouse of the deceased and above 18 years old. The first thing you need to do is to download the application form from the Internet. Complete the form with the necessary information and submit it in person or by mail. If you are applying in person, you must bring a valid government-issued picture identification which bears your signature and proof that you are an immediate family of the deceased. The cost per death report is $20.00 and it is payable by cash, traveler's check, cashier's check, money order and Visa or MasterCard. If you are requesting by mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and make your payment in the form of a cashier's check or money order payable to the Office of Vital Records. For credit or debit cards, you must indicate the complete card number and the expiration date on your request. The processing time for mailed petitions is around 15 to 20 days. One must keep in mind that an incomplete application will delay the processing of your appeal.

Death records from around 1978 until 1963 are considered public records and you can check them out through the agency's website for free and there is no need for you to make a request to access such files. The images are taken from microfilm records and you can print them out if you want. You can also visit the Arizona State Library since they also have such records readily accessible to everyone.

To get a copy of those current issued certificates or those more recent than 2008, you can forward your appeal to the county health offices with the pertinent payment.

Currently, quick retrieval of birth and death records is made achievable through the advancement of the Internet. We can bid farewell to the wearisome trip to the various organizations because online record communities can provide us the information we desire in a breeze, right in the pleasure of our own abode.




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