Typically it takes 3-4 business days, but it can depend on a few factors.

We first need you to provide non-medical information (collected in the Death Certificate Worksheet).

In the meantime, we'll be working to get a medical authority to sign off on the causes of death. In most cases, this is a doctor or physician, and in other cases the Medical Examiner (also known as the Coroner) signs off.

If information provided to us is outdated or unclear, it can take some time to locate and obtain the right signature necessary to meet county approval.