Authorization for Cremation and Disposition
New York State Department of State, DOS-1898. Review the form with your funeral director.
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Open or download public forms from the official sources below. Choose the state where the death occurred; New York City has a separate death-record application.
Ask the funeral director which forms apply to your arrangements before completing them. A certificate request is different from permission for cremation or disposition.
New York
Death certificate application: outside NYC
New York State Department of Health, DOH-4376. For records outside the five New York City boroughs.
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NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. For deaths in Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx or Staten Island.
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Application for a Death Certificate
Pennsylvania Department of Health, HD02080F. The public application includes identification and submission instructions.
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Ask the funeral director for the authorization and permit paperwork for the place where arrangements are being made. The certificate application above does not replace those documents.
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Certified copy of a vital record
New Jersey Department of Health, REG-27A. The application includes a section for death records.
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New Jersey Department of Health, REG-2. For authorizing another person to receive a birth or death record. Check the form instructions before using it.
Open official delegation form (PDF)For cremation authorization or disposition paperwork, ask the funeral director for the documents that apply to your arrangements.
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