Kentucky Death Certificate Application (Form VS-31) (VS-31)

Who can use this form

• Death records become public 50 years after the death
• Before that, certified copies are issued as state law and regulations allow
• The application asks your relationship to the person named on the record
• The office may ask for identification

What to send with it

• The completed and signed application
• The state fee by check or money order in US dollars payable to Kentucky State Treasurer
• Identification, if the Office of Vital Statistics asks for it

Where to send it

Mail to

Vital Statistics 275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort, KY 40621

State fee

$6 per certified copy

Typical processing

Up to 30 working days by mail from the date payment is posted

Source

Official government page