Death Certificate Correction

If you are the next of kin or you are listed as the person who provided the information and you have a copy of the original death certificate you can request the correction yourself by completing a death certificate correction application and following the instructions on the form.

Death certificate correction. A document which has been altered cannot be accepted as proof for a correction. In order to make a correction to a michigan death record you need to submit an official application. Ifthe age of the deceased is incorrect the document must show the correct date of birth. It is usually easy to correct these minor errors.

Corrections or changes to a death certificate may be made in several ways. Death certificate to be corrected. Please review the following list of applications to correct or change a michigan death record. Since a death certificate is a legal document appropriate legal requirements must be met to make the correction or change.

Occasionally errors such as spelling or typographical errors are made when reporting death certificate information to the division of vital records. Death certificates can be corrected under certain circumstances prescribed by the vital records act 410 ilcs 535 and 77 ill. Every person entitled to request a correction must complete an affidavit and certificate of correction request. If you are unable to download the application please call 311 or 212 639 9675 outside new york city to request one.

Requests to order death certificates can take 3 4 weeks to be processed. The health department issues death certificates for all people who die in one of the five boroughs of new york city. Refer to a death certificate application for information needed to request a certified copy. The health department also fulfills requests to correct death certificates.

Every request is unique. Ifthe birthplace the document must show the correct place of birth etc d.