Death-certificate fee in Wisconsin: $20 per certified copy
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services, State Vital Records Office sets the fee and process below. Confirm current details on the office page before you order.
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Fee per certified copy
$20
The Wisconsin vital-records office charges $20 for the first certified copy, and $3 for each additional copy ordered at the same time.
Standard processing time
Varies
The office does not publish a standard timeline. It usually depends on how you order — in person is typically fastest, mail is slowest. Confirm current timing with the office.
Ask the office whether an expedited option is available.
Copies typically needed
Each institution that handles the estate usually wants its own certified copy. The most common are:
- Bank & financial accounts
- Life-insurance death-benefit claim
- Probate court estate filing
- Pension, retirement & brokerage accounts
How to order
$20 first certified copy / $3 each additional same-order copy. County register of deeds offices also issue. WI DHS page blocked automated fetch; fee traced to official dhs.wisconsin.gov source via search.
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