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What is NYC RCNY § 205.09?

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(a) A party entitled to obtain a transcript of a record of death, or a certified copy of a certificate of death, may request a certification of death, and the Department may, at its discretion, thereupon issue such a certificate. (b) A certification of death shall contain only the name, sex, date of death, date that th

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§ 205.09 Certifications of Death.

RCNY § 205.09

(a)A party entitled to obtain a transcript of a record of death, or a certified copy of a certificate of death, may request a certification of death, and the Department may, at its discretion, thereupon issue such a certificate.

(b)A certification of death shall contain only the name, sex, date of death, date that the certificate was accepted for filing by the Department, manner of death and the place of death of the person to whom it relates, as well as the death record number from which said information is derived.

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