Instructions to Obtain a Death Certificate

Rev. 01/01/2006

Death Certificates are issued in the County Clerk’s office, located at 150 N. Seguin Ave., New Braunfels, Tx 78130.

(830) 221-1230

(830) 620-5518 fax (Vitals Department)

                             The Vitals Statistics Department hours are:

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Monday - Friday

A Certified Copy of a Death Certificate is $21.00 for the first and $4.00 for each additional and will be charged to cover the cost of searching the record. If a record is located, the certified copy is issued.

Death records are CLOSED for 25 years from the date of death.

[§552.115 Government Code]

A qualified applicant may make application to receive a certified copy.

The Texas Board of Health has the authority to control accessibility to death certificates and has adopted rules defining who may be qualified to obtain certified copies. [HSC§191.051]

The Texas Administrative Code [25§ 181.1] defines a qualified applicant as follows:

· a person of his or her immediate family either by blood or marriage,

Mother

Father

Brother

Sister

Daughter

Son

including step parents and step siblings,

· his or her legal representative or agent.

Each applicant must present a current valid form of photo identification (government issued) along with the required application. [25TAC§181.1]

Persons not meeting the criteria as a qualified applicant may make application and receive a “Verification of Death Facts”, which will include the name and date of the event only.

Request by Mail

If requesting a certified copy of a birth record by mail, please fill out the application, include a copy of your valid picture ID, and the $23.00 search fee to:

Comal County Clerk

Attention: Vitals

150 N. Seguin Ave. #101

New Braunfels, TX 78130

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