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Death Records

[lsvr_content_box]Please click HERE to request and purchase your record online.  All major credit and debit cards are accepted for online requests.  The online system will charge a convenience fee of $3.35 per transaction along with applicable credit fees in addition to the standard fees for certified and un-certified copies of vital records.

Pender County is serious about protecting the identity of its citizens.  Therefore, when ordering online, we will perform an ID verification process.  This process will include a series of questions at the end of the ordering process.  Your answers to these questions along with the information provided on the order form will aid our processors in making sure that your vital record is sent the appropriate address.

The Pender County Register of Deeds Office has a complete record of all deaths that have been registered in Pender County.  An act of the legislature in that year first required that the state establish a uniform system by which such vital statistics be kept.

WHO MAY OBTAIN A CERTIFIED COPY
North Carolina Law only allows Certified Death Certificates to be issued to the following:

  • Your spouse (legally married at time of death)
  • Brother
  • Sister
  • Child or Step-child
  • Grandchild
  • Your parent
  • Grandparent
  • Those seeking information for legal determination of personal or property rights
  • Authorized agent, attorney, or legal representative of the person who’s certificate is being requested

Pender County Death Certificate Application
(Acrobat PDF Version)

To Search Online Records Click Here

 

IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
The Pender County Register of Deeds requires that anyone wishing to obtain a certified copy of a death certificate either in person or by mail must provide a valid government issued picture ID to identify themselves.

FEES

  • Certified Copies are $10.00 each
  • Un-certified Copies are $1.00 each

REQUESTS MADE IN PERSON
You may visit the Register of Deeds office in person to obtain a certified copy during regular business hours. We are located 300 E. Fremont St. Burgaw NC 28425. Remember you must present a valid government issued picture ID in order to obtain a certified copy.

REQUESTS VIA MAIL
If you cannot visit our office you may obtain a certified copy by mail. The requestor must submit a written request that includes the requestor’s relationship to the individual named on the certificate, the full name of the person named on the certificate, and their date of death. In addition, the requestor must submit a copy of a government issued picture ID, the statutory fee of $10 per certificate requested and a self addressed stamped envelope. Please be advised that only money orders and personal checks written on North Carolina banks will be accepted as payment. The written request, ID and fee should be mailed to the Pender County Register of Deeds, Post Office Box 43, Burgaw, NC 28425.

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