When someone dies in Kansas

Certified copies come from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics (official site).

Each certified copy is $20, and that fee is actually a five year record search: you get one copy if the record is found, and the money is kept if it is not. The walk-in Customer Service Lobby is open weekdays 9:00am to 4:00pm and takes cash, check, money order, or credit card, which is the quickest route. Telephone credit card requests are processed within three business days. Mail goes to the Office of Vital Statistics, Curtis State Office Building, 1000 SW Jackson Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221, payable to Kansas Vital Statistics. VitalChek is the only internet option and adds a $15 expedited fee. You must send a copy of a government issued photo ID.