How a fee gets on a page
A clerk reads the official county or state page, writes the office name, the URL, the fee if it is printed there, who may request, and what identification that office lists. The date of that reading is stored as “last checked.” If the fee is not on the official page that day, the page says to confirm on the official site. We do not invent a dollar amount. We do not scrape a vendor and call it official.
Counties
County pages are added only after that check. There is no empty URL for coverage. If a county is not listed, use the state desk and the official state office. High-death-volume counties are researched first because that is where the errand actually happens.
The copies count
The calculator adds institutions you type in, plus two spares, and will not recommend fewer than ten copies. That is a planning floor, not a legal requirement. Check the box about a court or lawyer only if someone already asked you for a certified copy. The calculator does not tell you to open an estate.
Money
This desk does not take a referral cut. Official offices are the first link. When an agency only sells online through a vendor, the vendor is named as a vendor, not a partner.
Disclaimer
Ten Copies provides general administrative information about requesting a certified U.S. death certificate from official vital records offices. It does not constitute legal advice, is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney, and does not establish an attorney-client relationship. Confirm fees, forms, eligibility, and identification rules on the official office site before you pay or file. This directory does not process orders, does not represent you before any agency or court, and does not tell you whether you must open an estate.