According to Wisconsin law, it is required that all requests for copies of death certificates have to be made with signed application forms and paid with the appropriate fees. Therefore, the Vital Records office does not process applications online or by telephone, regardless of the kind of copy which is being requested.

You can, however, apply for a copy of a death certificate by person, mail or fax.

To apply for a certificate in person, visit 1 West Wilson Street , Room 158, in Madison , Wisconsin from 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM on any weekday except holidays, and make your request there. You can either choose to bring a filled out application form with you (download it from the website and print it out) or you can fill one up at the office. You will be required to present a valid identification, preferably a valid photo ID that shows your name and current address. The identification document must not have expired. Alternatively, you don't need to present identification if you opt to have the documents mailed to you.

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Walk-in applications will take around two hours to process at regular service. Expedited service takes 15-30 minutes.

Mail-in applications should be sent to this address:

Wisconsin Vital Records Office
P.O. Box 309
Madison , WI   53701-0309

Requests for certified copies will take around one month to complete, while uncertified copies may take up to three months due to the high demand for these documents.

Requests by fax can be made at (608) 266-1373. You can also contact the same number to ask for a copy of the application form sent to you. Fax requests are sent to you by mail within five business days.

For all the methods mentioned above, the cost for a certificate is generally $20 and every additional copy requested at the same time costs $3.

You can either order a certified copy or an uncertified one. Certified copies contain certain information that would otherwise not be present in an uncertified one, and is available only to specified persons under law (i.e. immediate family members of the deceased).

For more information on requesting death certificates from Wisconsin , you can contact their Vital Records website through mail, email, or through their 24-hour telephone service.

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