Collin County Clerk for deaths in Collin County. Texas DSHS is the statewide mail option. No city-registrar carve-out found on the county death-certificates page this check. Confirm the place of death if it was on a county line.
Who may request
Qualified applicants under Texas rules (immediate family or a legal representative with papers). The mail application asks relationship to the deceased and purpose of the record. Confirm on the county page and on the DSHS qualified-requestor list.
What to bring
Valid government-issued identification. Mail requires a notarized application plus a copy of that ID.
Where to write or visit
In-person counters in McKinney and Plano, listed on collincountytx.gov/county-clerk. McKinney phone listed (972) 548-4185. Mail: notarized application, copy of government-issued ID, and fees, per the death-certificates page.
Notes from the desk
County online portal this check: $21 for the first certified death copy, $4 for each additional copy in the same transaction. Online orders add a service fee. This desk takes no cut. Texas DSHS extras are $3. Order extras on the first request.