Florida Death Certificate Fees & Processing Time

Florida Death Certificate

The state of Florida charges $5 to process a death certificate application and provide your first copy. Any additional copy will cost $4. The rush service fee for Florida is $15. The standard processing time of a death certificate in Florida is 5-10 days and 2-3 business days for rush orders. In-person applications have the option of paying the fee in cash or by credit/debit card. Mail-in applications must be paid by check or money order addressed to “Vital Statistics”. You can find more information about the different health department fees on the Florida health department website.

For information about the application process and requirements to submit a request, please check our Florida state page.

Vital Records Online charges an additional service fee to handle your deathcertificate application process with DYI and All inclusive packages. Please check our service fees page.