Minnesota Statement to Identify for a Death Certificate
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Form a witness completes to swear to the identity of a person applying for a Minnesota death certificate who has no acceptable ID. It goes in with the death certificate application.
Who can use this form
- The witness must have known the requester for at least two years.
- The requester must have no acceptable ID.
- The requester must have a legal right to the certificate.
What to send with it
- The completed form from the witness.
- The witness signs in front of the county registrar and shows ID, or in front of a notary public.
- Submit it with the death certificate application.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- See the form for where to file it.
- State fee
- Not provided
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 9/2021
- Source
- Official government page