Thursday 27 March 2014

New York Death Notices

By Ben Kingsley


If you are looking for vital records such as the New York death records, it pays to know where you can find the information you need. This is not only efficient but also cost effective and a time saver as you can get the details you need without going around wasting time and energy. With that said, death records in New York are stored into two different places. Death records of people who died before 1949 are located at the New York Municipal Archives whereas records that date after the said year can be found at the New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. All records are available for the public.

To obtain death records, applicants must (1) be a relative of the deceased - sibling, parents or spouse, (2) have legal rights to do so including being a legal guardian (3) have a court order to do so and (4) the record contains medical information crucial to the health and welfare of those left behind. For those whose loved ones died outside of the city, they can get the death certificate from the clerk of the county where the person died.

Those who require the records for family history or genealogical purposes, they can check the Municipal Archives. Records dates back to years prior to 1949. As the Municipal Archive does not accept phone requests, researchers can email their request, mail it in or even walk in during office hours. The Office charges $15 for each record requested; however, walk in individuals could wait for the result and pay only $11. There are other services that the researcher might wish to have with their research and these could be adding (1) another year or borough to the search, (2) appending the copy with letter of exemplification and (3) additional copy. Charges depend on the additional services that one would avail of.

For records that date after 1949, researchers can request the records from New York's Department of Health Office. The Office requires the applicants to present a valid photo-id or if the person does not have one, a billing statement that is under the researcher's name and address. For those who request the records for travelling purposes, the Office requires them to present a copy of their passport.

The cost of one death record is $30. For those who order through telephone and mail order, the office will send the reports via priority handling. The Office charges $15 for priority handling for a total of $45. Additional charge amounting to $8 is added for vendor processing fee. Processing will take about a week although those who want a faster transaction can ask for overnight delivery of the report. The Office will charge additional $15.50 for UPS overnight delivery.

All death records and death notices under the New York Department of Health are available through the affiliated partner VitalChek Network. The company processes credit card and online orders. For general information, one can check out several online websites that offer free services for public records. This is the fastest and easiest way to search for records without having to wait for weeks.




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