Who may request
Eligible family or a legal representative. Florida is relatively straightforward if you have ID.
Timing
State mail from Jacksonville is modestly priced but not instant. County health departments can issue local deaths.
Notes from the desk
The $5 covers a one-year search plus the first certified copy. Extra copies of the same record are $4. A nonrefundable search fee applies if the year is wrong.
County vital statistics offices can issue deaths that occurred in that county, often same week.