Available for deaths within the city of Laredo city limits only.
In the State of Texas, death records are confidential with restricted access until 25 years after the file date. As such, you must have proof of identity and be a qualified applicant.
Qualified Applicants - Death
Proof of relationship or legal interest must be presented for requests by the following:
- Spouse – Your name must be listed as surviving spouse on the death certificate
- Parent - Your name must be listed on the death certificate
- Sibling - You must share at least one parent and provide your original birth certificate.
- Grandparent - You must provide your child's birth certificate to show the relationship to the grandchild.
- Child – The parent’s name must be on your birth certificate.
- Legal Guardian – You must provide a certified court order showing legal custody (“conservatorship”).
If you are not an immediate family member, you must be:
- the informant named on the death certificate;
- a beneficiary to an insurance policy or other survivor’s benefit and must provide documentation of such;
- named on the deceased's official will and must provide documentation of such; or
- an Attorney must have bar card and provide a certified copy of a court issued document explicitly demonstrating need for the record
Cost of Certified Copies
- Certified Death Certificate:
$21 first copy, $4 each additional copy purchased at the same time.
