Zgłoszenie zgonu Notification of death
Kogo dotyczy Who is affected
Persons reporting a death
Czas realizacji
Lead time
The death certificate is drawn up immediately after the interested parties arrive at the Registry Office: Registry Office, Żory, 9 Rynek Street, 1st floor, room 106 tel. 324348126 and 324348127
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Required Documents
Applications required: None, Required attachments: - Death Certificate issued by a doctor or health facility; - Identity card of the deceased person or passport in case of a foreigner, Documents for inspection: - identity card of the person reporting the death
Opłaty
Fees
Stamp duty: establishment of a death certificate is exempt from stamp duty
Tryb odwoławczy
Appeal mode
In the case of a refusal to draw up a death certificate, which is issued in the form of a decision, the party may appeal to the Silesian Province Governor in Katowice within 14 days from the delivery of the decision to the party. The appeal is exempt from stamp duty and shall be filed through the Head of the Registry Office in Żory.
Podstawa prawna
Legal basis
Act of 28 November 2014. - Law on civil status records (consolidated text Dz. U. of 2020, item 463, as amended).
Additional info
The death must be reported to the civil registry office of the place of the event at the latest within 3 days from the date of issue of the death certificate. If the death was caused by an infectious disease, the declaration must be made within 24 hours of the death. The following persons, in order of priority, are obliged to report the death : - the spouse or children of the deceased, - the closest relatives or relations, - people living in the premises where the death occurred