📄 Get a Death Certificate

Get a Death Certificate in Dakota County, NE

This service isn't handled by the County Clerk. Here's where to go instead.

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Certified death certificates come from DHHS Vital Records

Not the Dakota County Clerk · Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

$16.00per certified copy

The department “shall be entitled to charge and collect in advance a fee of sixteen dollars to be paid by the applicant for each certified copy” (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-612(1)). The county clerk does not issue certified death certificates.

📄DHHS application for a certified death certificateNebraska Department of Health and Human Services↓ PDF 🌐DHHS Vital RecordsOrdering in person, by mail or online↗

📄Download Form — fill it out at homeDeath Certificate Application Form (HHS-92 Rev. 7/2024, $16.00 each) — complete it before you go↓

📋Office Information

⚠️ This office does not process death certificates — the Nebraska DHHS Vital Records does. The office below is your county's County Clerk — useful for other services.

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Office Address

1601 Broadway Street, Dakota City, NE 68731

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Phone

(402) 987-2130

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Hours

8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday, open through the lunch hour

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Mailing Address

PO Box 39, Dakota City, NE 68731