State Guides
Every state has different rules.
Death certificates, cremation waiting periods, probate thresholds, and legal requirements vary significantly by state. Find your state below for step-by-step guidance.
50
State guides
$7–$34
Death certificate cost range
24–48 hrs
Cremation waiting period varies
AL
Alabama
BirminghamMontgomeryHuntsville+1 more
AK
Alaska
AnchorageFairbanksJuneau+1 more
AZ
Arizona
PhoenixTucsonMesa+2 more
AR
Arkansas
Little RockFort SmithFayetteville+1 more
CA
California
Los AngelesSan FranciscoSan Diego+2 more
CO
Colorado
DenverColorado SpringsAurora+2 more
CT
Connecticut
BridgeportNew HavenHartford+1 more
DE
Delaware
WilmingtonDoverNewark+1 more
FL
Florida
MiamiOrlandoTampa+2 more
GA
Georgia
AtlantaAugustaColumbus+2 more
HI
Hawaii
HonoluluHiloKailua+1 more
ID
Idaho
BoiseNampaMeridian+1 more
IL
Illinois
ChicagoAuroraNaperville+2 more
IN
Indiana
IndianapolisFort WayneEvansville+1 more
IA
Iowa
Des MoinesCedar RapidsDavenport+1 more
KS
Kansas
WichitaOverland ParkKansas City+1 more
KY
Kentucky
LouisvilleLexingtonBowling Green+1 more
LA
Louisiana
New OrleansBaton RougeShreveport+1 more
ME
Maine
PortlandLewistonBangor+1 more
MD
Maryland
BaltimoreColumbiaGermantown+2 more
MA
Massachusetts
BostonWorcesterSpringfield+2 more
MI
Michigan
DetroitGrand RapidsWarren+2 more
MN
Minnesota
MinneapolisSaint PaulRochester+2 more
MS
Mississippi
JacksonGulfportSouthaven+1 more
MO
Missouri
Kansas CitySaint LouisSpringfield+1 more
MT
Montana
BillingsMissoulaGreat Falls+1 more
NE
Nebraska
OmahaLincolnBellevue+1 more
NV
Nevada
Las VegasHendersonReno+2 more
NH
New Hampshire
ManchesterNashuaConcord+1 more
NJ
New Jersey
NewarkJersey CityPaterson+2 more
NM
New Mexico
AlbuquerqueLas CrucesRio Rancho+1 more
NY
New York
New York CityBuffaloRochester+2 more
NC
North Carolina
CharlotteRaleighGreensboro+2 more
ND
North Dakota
FargoBismarckGrand Forks+1 more
OH
Ohio
ColumbusClevelandCincinnati+2 more
OK
Oklahoma
Oklahoma CityTulsaNorman+1 more
OR
Oregon
PortlandEugeneSalem+2 more
PA
Pennsylvania
PhiladelphiaPittsburghAllentown+2 more
RI
Rhode Island
ProvidenceCranstonWarwick+1 more
SC
South Carolina
ColumbiaCharlestonNorth Charleston+2 more
SD
South Dakota
Sioux FallsRapid CityAberdeen+1 more
TN
Tennessee
NashvilleMemphisKnoxville+2 more
TX
Texas
HoustonSan AntonioDallas+2 more
UT
Utah
Salt Lake CityWest Valley CityProvo+2 more
VT
Vermont
BurlingtonSouth BurlingtonRutland+1 more
VA
Virginia
Virginia BeachChesapeakeNorfolk+2 more
WA
Washington
SeattleSpokaneTacoma+2 more
WV
West Virginia
CharlestonHuntingtonParkersburg+1 more
WI
Wisconsin
MilwaukeeMadisonGreen Bay+2 more
WY
Wyoming
CheyenneCasperLaramie+1 more
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