If you're searching for accurate Alabama death records, the first thing you will want to do is visit the Alabama Center for Health Statistics. Here you will be able to order death certificate records for the entire state of Alabama. Please note that all recent records (less than 25 years old) will require that you be a family member (parent, child, grandchild), a legal representative or anyone else associated with the estate. On the other hand, death certificate records older than 25 years are public record and can be obtained by anyone who pays the fee.
The cost of the records will be $12, no matter if they are able to successfully obtain a certified death certificate or if the search was unsuccessful. There will be an additional $4 fee for any extra copies you demand.
To improve your odds of having a successful search, you will need to provide the full name of the deceased, the date of death, the location of death, social security number, gender, age, race, family member names, last known address and any other details you can provide. You will also need to provide your own address and phone number.
To request records of death by mail, send your request to: Alabama Vital Records, P. O. Box 5625, Montgomery, Al 36103-5625. You can also order online at VitalChek and pay using your credit card.
If you are unsuccessful, it could be because the person did not actually decease in the state of Alabama. You can check with the National Center for Health Statistics to see if you can find the location of death and then ascertain how to order records from this location.
The reasons that people investigate death records online vary greatly. An online search for Alabama public death records can also make genealogical research far easier. You can avoid having to visit multiple sites in order to obtain records in different areas or jurisdictions. You may know the state in which a person has died, but perhaps not the city or county. Since death records are often maintained in local rather than state government offices, you could expend a significant amount of time and energy just trying to locate the records you need. Though you may pay a small fee for an online record retrieval service, the time you save and the convenience that this option offers is well worth the nominal amount you will end up paying.
You might also be surprised to find information online that is unrelated to a person's death record. If you are investigating fraud, or undertaking genealogical work, this information can provide an invaluable resource in your search.
If you reside out of state, a database search is an especially useful tool. Searching for records in multiple states can be done easily with one click of the mouse. An online public records database is frequently updated to provide accurate information almost instantaneously, providing you with the information you need right when you need it.
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