Michigan Death Certificate Fees & Processing Time
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Michigan Death Certificate
The state of Michigan charges $34 to process a death certificate application and provide your first copy. Any additional copy will cost $16. The standard processing time of a death certificate in Michigan is 4-5 weeks. 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 “STATE OF MICHIGAN”. You can find more information about the different health department fees on the Michigan health department website.
For information about the application process and requirements to submit a request, please check our Michigan state page.
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Michigan death certificate
Standard OrderState fees
$34Processing time
4 - 5 weeks*State fees might not be included.
Michigan death certificate
Rush OrderState fees
Not availableProcessing time
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Additional copyState fees
$16Michigan apostille certificate
ApostilleState fees
Not available* Processing time may vary depending of the load and availability of the processing agency. The time displayed was gather from official website and from our own processing estimation of our past previous orders.
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