Quick answer
Get a certified copy from the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County, then send it to us — we file it in person in Tallahassee. $220, 5–7 business days.
- Certified copy from
- Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County
- County seat
- Fort Pierce
- St. Lucie County government
- stlucieco.gov
- Clerk of Court
- stlucieclerk.gov
- Florida state fee
- $10 — included in $220
- Electronic certified copies
- VitalChek online orders
- Nearest appointment office
- West Palm Beach office, by appointment
- Turnaround
- 5–7 business days, filed in person
Where to get a certified death certificate in St. Lucie County
In St. Lucie County, certified death certificates are issued by the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County (vital records office), as well as statewide by the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics in Jacksonville and online through VitalChek. For an apostille, the copy must be signed by the State Registrar and certified in 2014 or later — if yours is older, order a fresh one before you send it to us.
Meet us in person: our West Palm Beach office (500 S Australian Ave, Suite 6088B) takes appointments Monday–Friday, 9 AM–6 PM. Or order online and ship by FedEx.
What the copy must look like
A certified copy signed by the State Registrar and certified in 2014 or later. The year of death doesn't matter; the certification date does. Copies with or without the cause of death can both be apostilled, but photocopies and notarized copies cannot.
State fee: $10 — included in our $220. Fees the Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County charges for the certified copy are not included.
Why death certificates get rejected
- Certified before 2014, even for an old death
- Photocopy or notarized copy
- Funeral-home or hospital paperwork instead of the certified certificate
- Death recorded in another state
$220 per document, $380 for two and $160 each for three or more — the state fee, request form, in-person filing in Tallahassee and FedEx shipping inside the U.S. are included. Shipping the finished apostille is a flat $100 per order.
Not included: whatever the issuing office charges for the certified copy or certificate, and notarization (online notarization is $40 for the first document — $10 notarization fee + $30 technology platform fee — and $20 for each additional one).