Office Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 - 4:30

The Vital Statistics office is located at the Historic Courthouse at 2 N. Main St. Rm 128 in downtown Cleburne.

A death record is closed to the general public until the 25^th anniversary of the date of death as shown on the record filed with the local registrar. You must be a qualified applicant in order to get a certified copy of a death certificate.  Johnson County is the record holder of deaths that occurred within Johnson County only.

Properly qualified applicants include registrant or immediate family member by blood, marriage or adoption; guardian or legal representative; law enforcement or governmental agencies; persons who can demonstrate a direct and tangible interest in the record for statutory obligations; or persons protecting a personal legal property right and can present an original designation document or attested statement.

You must be qualified applicant in order to apply for a certified copy of a Johnson County death certificate. Anyone else must have a signed (original) statement from the applicant authorizing them (naming them) to pick up the death certificate for the applicant. This statement must include a legible copy of the applicant's valid government-issued photo ID. The person named in your request must also present their original valid government-issued photo ID.  All requests must by received on State-approved application form which must include the following information. (See download link at bottom of page.)  No fax or phone-in requests will be processed.

• Full name as it appears on death record
• Date of death
• Your relationship to person named on certificate
• Your valid mailing address
• Purpose of record
• In writing you will need to send a copy of your legible valid government-issued photo ID
• In person you will need to provide your original valid government-issued photo ID
• Cost for certificate is $21.00 for the first copy and $4 for each additional copy of the same record if purchased at the same time
• Please do not send cash through the mail, we accept business checks, money orders, or cashiers check-no personal checks
• Mail-in applications if paying by credit card, please provide daytime contact phone number.

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 All fees are due and payable at time of service.

•Personal checks are not accepted.

•Business checks are accepted with company information on check.

•Credit cards are accepted with a small fee.