Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Arizona Death Notices

By Ben Kingsley


There are various reasons why people ask for a copy of a death certificate. It can be used as a tool to review the cause of death of an individual, a prima facie evidence of the fact of death, to prove a person's will or to claim on a person's life insurance. It is also being utilized in public health to compile data on the leading causes of death. If you are in the state of Arizona, you may browse through Arizona death notices. Just like any other states, it has also imposed certain forms of documents to use and procedures to follow in order to secure a duplicate copy.

The items that you can uncover in a death certificate vary from county to county, but in most cases, it includes the name of the individual, birth date, date of passing away, cause of death, name of the physician and interment details.

For accounts of death that transpired since July 1909, the appropriate office to approach is the Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. In order to get a certified copy of such document, you must have a proof that you are a child, a parent or spouse of the deceased and above 18 years old. The first thing you need to do is to download the application form from the Internet. Complete the form with the necessary information and submit it in person or by mail. If you are applying in person, you must bring a valid government-issued picture identification which bears your signature and proof that you are an immediate family of the deceased. The cost per death report is $20.00 and it is payable by cash, traveler's check, cashier's check, money order and Visa or MasterCard. If you are requesting by mail, include a self-addressed stamped envelope and make your payment in the form of a cashier's check or money order payable to the Office of Vital Records. For credit or debit cards, you must indicate the complete card number and the expiration date on your request. The processing time for mailed petitions is around 15 to 20 days. One must keep in mind that an incomplete application will delay the processing of your appeal.

Data of death incidents from 1978 to around 1963 are deemed as public files and you can view such reports through the organization's website with no request and no payment required. The images are preserved in microfilms and you can print a reproduction if you need to. You can also contact the Arizona State Library; there are records readily obtainable to all.

To obtain a copy of those newly-issued death reports or those more recent than 2008, you can go to the county health agencies with your request and the corresponding fee.

In present time, fast access to birth and death records is made possible through the use of the Internet. We can say goodbye to the tiresome journey to the different organizations because the online record providers can give us the information we need in just a few minutes, right in the comfort of our own home.




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