Miami-Dade vs Jacksonville

Florida county health departments issue deaths from 2009 to the present. They set their own fees. The Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville issues statewide copies, including years the county will not touch. Those are different counters and different prices.

County health, if the death was recent and local

• Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County. Downtown, North Dade, and West Perrine counters listed on miamidade.floridahealth.gov.
• Walk-in hours on that page this check: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., no appointment.
• First copy $20. Additional copies of the same record $16, last checked 30 Aug 2026 on the county page.
• Family member or legal representative when you need cause of death. Legible copy of a valid photo ID with the application.

Jacksonville, for older years and cheaper extras

Bureau of Vital Statistics, P.O. Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042. Walk-in: 1217 N. Pearl St. Deaths before 2009 must go here. The bureau page this check lists $4 for each additional certified copy, and a $5 search fee that includes one copy. A packaged first-copy figure of $15 on that same page includes a $10 rush fee. Confirm which line you are paying before you write the check. Cause of death on records less than 50 years old is confidential.

Confirm the $20 / $16 county fees on miamidade.floridahealth.gov and the Jacksonville schedule on floridahealth.gov before you pay. Online orders go through VitalChek. This desk takes no cut. Order extras on the first request either way.