Provides birth and death certificates.  
Also issues Death Certificates and permits for burial and cremation, including permits for removal and transfer of remains to other counties, states, or countries.

Birth, Death, Vital Records offered at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department

Provides birth and death certificates. Also issues Death Certificates and permits for burial and cremation, including permits for removal and transfer of remains to other counties, states, or countries.

Programs that issue permits which authorize the reduction the bodies of deceased individuals to fine bone fragments (ashes) by exposing them to intense heat and flame.

Cremation Permits

Programs that maintain and, where appropriate, provide copies of birth certificates, i.e., documents which certify the date and place of a person's birth as well as his/her parentage. Available in most jurisdictions are authorized copies which are required to obtain a driver’s license, passport, Social Security card and other services related to an individual’s identity; and informational copies which cannot be used to establish a person’s identity. Only individuals designated by law have access to authorized copies of a person's birth certificate.

Birth Certificates

Programs that issue, maintain and, where appropriate, provide access to or copies of the official documents that certify that an individual has died. Death certificates specify the cause of death and are generally signed by an attending or examining physician. Available in most jurisdictions are authorized copies which may be required to obtain death benefits, claim insurance proceeds, notify Social Security and access other services related to an individual’s identity; and informational copies which cannot be used to establish identity. Only individuals designated by law have access to authorized copies of a person's death certificate.

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Birth, Death, Vital Records offered at Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department