📄 Get a Death Certificate

Get a Death Certificate in Douglas 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 Douglas 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.

In Douglas County, the Douglas County Health Department also issues them

The Douglas County Health Department: “Our office has access to records for births and deaths that occurred in Douglas County, Nebraska.” Omaha-Douglas Civic Center Building, 1819 Farnam Street, Room H-01, Omaha, NE 68183 — 402-444-7204, 8:00am - 4:00pm Monday through Friday; death certificates $16.00 each. (the office's page) ↗

📄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

1819 Farnam Street, H08, Omaha, NE 68183

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Phone

(402) 444-6767

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Hours

7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (excluding holidays)

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Official Website

clerk.douglascounty-ne.gov ↗