California Death Records Public Search

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By Claire Dowell


If you want to get your hands on the State of California Death Records, proceed to the state's Department of Public Health office, the office in-charge of maintaining the records. It is also tasked of entertaining requests for the records. Unlike any other states, the records become available to the public the moment they are made official. There is no need to wait a long time to get them.

The public health office offers two kinds of death files: the informational version and the authorize version. Informational versions include the basic pieces of information and are only accepted as an information aide to tell about the death of an individual. It is not accepted as an official file for any legal endeavour. On the other hand, an authorize version is contains pretty much the same information but it is recognized as a legal file that can be used in certain legal endeavours. Authorized versions are only offered to immediate family which include the spouse, siblings, parents, and their children. A text stating "not a valid document for identity" is printed across the page of an information version.

Requesting death documents is right that is given to all members of the general public. Proper request methods should be followed. Providing important pieces of information such as requestor's contact details and the name of the deceased on the request form is necessary. A completed form is only submitted back to the office if it is accompanied by a government-issued ID and the corresponding fee. A sworn statement is also required in case the document you wish to request is an authorize version. Fees are not returned even if the requested documents are not found.

It is important that you supply accurate information so the search process does not take as long. It usually takes at least 2 weeks and as long as 10 weeks. If you are in a hurry to get the records, 10 weeks definitely does not sound good. The Public Health office maintains death records from 1905 onwards. If you can supply the exact year and county, it would definitely help shorten the search process. You can even go directly to the specific county if you know it. But if you do not, the Public Health office can find it for you.

Death documents are obtainable from certain online sites. If you look over the Internet, there are several of such sites. But before choosing which one to use, make use that you research about the history of that site first. It is advisable that you find out if they are a reliable source or the opposite. You can start a search by simply providing the full name of the deceased.

Online search tools are either fee-based or for free. Fee-based search tools are able to provide an in-depth version of the death files. Search tools that offer Death Records Free Search can get you just the basic pieces of information. To show respect to the family of a dead person, the cause of death is usually not disclosed except to the immediate family.




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