How to Get a Death Certificate in Nebraska
From Everendium · Last reviewed October 17, 2026
This guide covers Nebraska. For the general overview, see Getting Death Certificates: How Many You'll Need and Why.
Quick answer
In Nebraska, certified death certificates are issued by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services' Vital Records office in Lincoln, which has death records back to 1904. Each certified copy costs $16, including additional copies. The fee is a search fee and is non-refundable if no record is found.
Getting a death certificate is one of the first practical steps after a death in Nebraska, and the details of who issues it and what it costs are specific to Nebraska.
Who issues death certificates in Nebraska?
Certified copies come from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services’ Vital Records office in Lincoln, which has death records back to 1904. In practice, the funeral home usually files the certificate and orders an initial batch of certified copies for you.
How much does a certified copy cost in Nebraska?
Each certified copy costs $16, including additional copies. The fee is a search fee and is non-refundable if no record is found.
Who can order a copy in Nebraska?
The office issues certified copies to people who meet a proper-purpose requirement, and the application asks how you are related to the person.
How do I order more copies in Nebraska?
- Walk-in: at the Vital Records office in the Nebraska State Office Building in Lincoln (1033 O Street, Suite 130).
- By mail: to Vital Records, P.O. Box 95065, Lincoln, NE 68509-5065, with the application and a check payable to Vital Records. The office lists at least 15 days of in-office processing.
- Online: through the state’s online application, with at least 7 days of in-office processing.
- Expedited: a mailed request with a prepaid express envelope gets 1 to 2 days of in-office processing.
What else should I know before I order?
The office returns certificates in your prepaid envelope if you include one, and otherwise by regular mail.
What should I do next?
Confirm with the funeral home how many copies it is ordering for you, then decide how many more you need; see how many death certificates you need in Nebraska and our general guide to death certificates.
Add this to your Final Day Plan: your Social Security number, birthplace, and parents’ full names - the death certificate application asks for these, and they’re often surprisingly hard for a family to track down under pressure.
Fees and rules change - confirm current details with Nebraska DHHS Vital Records before you send payment.
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About this review
Everendium Editorial Team · last reviewed October 17, 2026.
Fees, eligibility rules, and ordering options were checked on October 17, 2026 against the state's own published fee information, application forms, and county government pages listed in the sources. Death certificate fees change often, and some official pages were read only as search extracts, so the current fee should be confirmed on the agency's page before paying. Recommended for periodic re-verification. This is general information, not legal advice
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