Mansfield Death Records

Death records in Mansfield are kept by the Mansfield Town Clerk for deaths that happen in town. Mansfield has about 28,000 people and is in Tolland County. The town includes the area known as Storrs, which is home to the University of Connecticut. When a death occurs in Mansfield, the town clerk office receives a copy of the death certificate and issues certified copies to those who need them. You can get these vital records at the Audrey P. Beck Building in Storrs, through the state vital records office, or online via VitalChek. The town clerk office typically processes requests much faster than the state, with most requests completed in one to three business days for deaths in Mansfield.

Mansfield Town Clerk Office

The Mansfield Town Clerk handles all vital records for deaths that occur in Mansfield. This office is in the Audrey P. Beck Building at 4 South Eagleville Road in Storrs-Mansfield. You can visit during business hours to request a death certificate in person or send a request by mail. The town clerk staff can help you with the request form and answer questions about getting death records in Mansfield.

The Audrey P. Beck Building is on South Eagleville Road in the Storrs area of Mansfield. There is parking at the building for visitors. If you use public transit, check the local bus routes that serve the Storrs area. When you visit in person, bring a valid photo ID. The clerk must see your ID before issuing a certified copy of a death certificate. Most walk-in requests are completed the same day or within a few business days in Mansfield.

You can also get death records from the Connecticut State Vital Records Office in Hartford. The state office has copies of all death records from July 1, 1897 to the present. Processing at the state level takes up to twelve weeks, which is much slower than the town office. The fee is the same at both the state and town level. Most people choose the Mansfield Town Clerk for faster service on deaths that happened in Mansfield.

Who Can Request Death Certificates

Any person who is 18 years old or older can buy a certified copy of a death certificate in Mansfield. This is set by Connecticut state law under C.G.S. § 7-51a. You do not need to be related to the person who died. You do not have to explain why you need the record in most cases. Connecticut allows open access to death records for any adult who wants to request them in Mansfield.

There is one restriction. For deaths that occurred on or after July 1, 1997, only the surviving spouse or next of kin can get a copy of the death certificate that shows the Social Security number. Everyone else will receive a certified copy with the Social Security number redacted. The rest of the information on the certificate is the same. This rule protects the privacy of the deceased person's Social Security number while still giving the public access to death records in Mansfield.

Funeral directors who handled the disposition of the body can also get a copy with the Social Security number if they request it within 60 days of the date of disposition. After 60 days, the funeral director gets a copy with the Social Security number redacted just like everyone else. This helps funeral directors complete the paperwork they need right after a death happens in Mansfield.

How to Get a Death Certificate

To request a death certificate in Mansfield, you need to provide the town clerk with certain details. The clerk uses this information to search the vital records system and locate the correct death record. The more details you can give, the faster the clerk can process your request and issue the certificate for a death in Mansfield.

You must provide:

• Full name of the deceased person (put the last name in capital letters)
• Date of death
• Place of death (should be Mansfield)
• Sex of the deceased
• Date of birth of the deceased
• Names of the parents, including the mother's maiden name
• Your name and mailing address
• Your relationship to the deceased
• Reason you need the record
• Your signature and the date of your request

If you do not have all of these details, call the Mansfield Town Clerk at (860) 429-3302 before you send in the form. The staff can tell you what information is required and what you can leave blank. In some cases, the clerk can search by name and an approximate date if you do not know the exact date of death in Mansfield.

Note: Each certified death certificate copy costs $20 in Mansfield.

Request Forms and Payment

Connecticut has a standard form for requesting death certificates at the town level. You can download the form for free from the state vital records website. Print the form and fill it out completely. Sign the form before you submit it to the Mansfield Town Clerk. The form asks for all the information the clerk needs to find the death record in Mansfield.

Get the town death certificate request form here: Town Death Certificate Request Form. You can fill out the PDF on your computer before you print it, or you can print it and fill it out by hand. Both methods work for requests in Mansfield.

Payment must be a money order made payable to the Town of Mansfield. Personal checks are not accepted for vital records in Connecticut. The fee is $20 for each certified copy. If you need three copies, the total cost is $60. If you go to the clerk office in person, you can pay by cash. Some towns accept credit or debit cards with a service fee, so ask the Mansfield Town Clerk if that option is available when you visit or call.

If you are mailing your request, include a self-addressed stamped envelope so the clerk can mail the death certificate back to you. Write your phone number on the form in case the clerk needs to contact you about your request. Mail the completed form, the money order, and the return envelope to the Mansfield Town Clerk at the address listed above. Processing by mail usually takes one to two weeks from when the clerk receives your request in Mansfield.

Online Ordering Through VitalChek

VitalChek is the only third-party vendor approved by the Connecticut Department of Public Health to process online orders for death certificates. You can use VitalChek to order a death certificate any time of day or night. The website is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You pay with a credit card or debit card. VitalChek charges a processing fee and a shipping fee on top of the $20 state fee. The total cost depends on how fast you want the certificate delivered to you.

Visit www.vitalchek.com to place your order. Fill out the online form with the same information that is on the paper form. VitalChek asks for the name of the deceased, the date and place of death, and your contact information. You also choose the shipping method. Standard shipping takes about a week. Express shipping gets the certificate to you in two to three business days but costs more.

VitalChek sends your request to the Connecticut State Vital Records Office, not to the Mansfield Town Clerk. This means processing may take longer than if you went to the town clerk in person. If you need the death certificate right away, visit the Mansfield Town Clerk office. If you can wait a week or two, the online option is convenient for people who live far from Mansfield or who cannot visit during regular business hours.

Veteran Fee Waiver

Connecticut law lets the spouse, child, or parent of a deceased veteran get one free certified copy of the veteran's death certificate. This applies to deaths in Mansfield if the deceased was a veteran. You must bring proof of your relationship to the veteran and a valid government-issued photo ID. The veteran status must be shown on the death certificate for the fee waiver to apply. This is required by C.G.S. § 7-74.

Proof of relationship can be a marriage certificate if you are the spouse, your birth certificate if you are the child, or the veteran's birth certificate if you are the parent. Bring these documents to the Mansfield Town Clerk office along with your photo ID. The clerk will check your documents and issue one free certified copy if everything is in order. If you need more than one copy, you must pay the regular fee of $20 for each extra copy of the death certificate in Mansfield.

Funeral directors can also get one free copy on behalf of the family at the time of death. This helps the family avoid paying for a certificate when the funeral director needs it to finish the arrangements. Ask the Mansfield Town Clerk about the veteran fee waiver when you make your request if you think you qualify.

Older Death Records in Mansfield

Death records from before 1897 are not kept at the Mansfield Town Clerk office. These older records are at the Connecticut State Library in Hartford. The Barbour Collection at the state library has vital records from before 1850. There is also a Death Records Index that covers 1897 to 2001. You can use this index to search for deaths that happened in Mansfield during that time period. The index gives you the name, date, and place of death.

The Connecticut State Library is at 231 Capitol Avenue in Hartford. You can visit the library to look at old records in person. Some records are also available online. Go to libguides.ctstatelibrary.org to see the Death Records Index. This is helpful if you are doing family history research or looking for a death that happened a long time ago in Mansfield.

For deaths from 1897 to the present, the Mansfield Town Clerk and the state vital records office have copies. For anything before 1897, you need to contact the state library. The library staff can help you search for old death records and tell you how to get copies if the records are available for Mansfield.

Tolland County Death Records

Mansfield is in Tolland County. Tolland County does not have a central office for death records. Each town in the county has its own town clerk who handles vital records for that town. There are 13 towns in Tolland County. Each town keeps death certificates for deaths that happened in that town. For more information about how death records work in Tolland County, visit the county page.

View Tolland County Death Records

Nearby Cities

If you need death records from towns near Mansfield, each town clerk office handles its own vital records. Some towns close to Mansfield include Coventry, Ashford, and Chaplin. Each town has the same fee and the same process, but you must go to the right town where the death occurred to get the certificate. Mansfield is near the University of Connecticut, so if you are looking for death records for someone associated with the university, check that the death occurred in Mansfield town limits.