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Please read before ordering a death certificate.
- Print out the form (see below).
- Complete the Death Certificate Application form.
- Have your signature notarized and mail the completed form and payment to:
St. Louis County Recorder’s Office
Attention: Vital Records Division
P.O. Box 157
Duluth , MN 55801-0157
Death Certificate Fee Information
1 Certified Copy - $13.00
1 Noncertified Copy - $13.00
Each additional copy of the same record purchased at the same time - $6.00
- Make your check or money order payable to the St. Louis County Recorder.
- United States of America Currency only.
- To order by fax and pay online for expedited orders (see below).
Click here for a Death Certificate Application in Word format.
Click here for a Death Certificate Application in Adobe PDF format.
If you cannot download the application, please call 218-726-2559 to request an application by mail.
Allow 1 – 2 weeks for processing applications.
To order by fax and pay online:
- Print and complete the application form legibly. Please include your telephone number with area code.
- Have your signature notarized with a notary seal that can be read by fax.
- St. Louis County offers credit card payments (MasterCard, American Express or Discover) through Official Payments Corporation. You will be charged a service fee for the use of this service. Please use the date of death as the transaction number so that we can process the order quickly. When you know the amount, go to Official Payments Corporation website. Next, click on “make your payment”. Next, click on “Local Payments”. Then, choose the State of “ Minnesota ”, payment entity of “ St. Louis County ”, and payment type “death record”. Follow the remaining steps as prompted. Print the confirmation of payment.
Located at: http://www.officialpayments.com
- Fax the completed notarized form and Official Payments Confirmation to 218-725-5052