Death certificate based on a court decision
Death certificate based on a court decision
Description
Certificate establishing any death on national territory occurring before or after the introduction of RAVIP but not declared within the legal timeframe.
Eligible persons
Any Beninese citizen
Request channel
In person only.
Required documents
- The court decision
- Death declaration form if available, otherwise ANIP provides one to the user
- Any document bearing the NPI of the declarant who made the declaration before the judge.
Service cost
2,000 FCFA
Processing time
Up to 2 weeks
Validity
Unlimited
Reference texts
This service is governed by the following texts:
- Law no. 2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the Code of Persons and the Family
- Law no. 2021-13 of 20 December 2021 amending and supplementing law no. 2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the code of persons and the family
- Decree 2018-471 of 10 October 2018 defining the procedures and operation of the administrative framework for derogatory civil-status registration and setting the rules for dematerialisation of records
- Decree no. 2019-072 of 06 March 2019 amending articles 2, 3, 4 and 5 of decree no. 2018-471 of 10 October 2018 defining the procedures and operation of the administrative framework for derogatory civil-status registration and setting the rules for dematerialisation of records
- Decree no. 2025-679 of 29 October 2025 defining the practical procedures for derogatory civil-status registration of births of children aged thirteen (13) and under and of deaths.
OTHER SERVICES
- SECURE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
- RECONSTITUTED BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR FULL COPY
- BIRTH CERTIFICATE WITH MARGINAL NOTE
- REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF THE SECURE DEATH CERTIFICATE
- RECONSTITUTED DEATH CERTIFICATE
- DEATH CERTIFICATE BASED ON A COURT DECISION
- RECONSTITUTED MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE OR FULL COPY
- REGISTRATION AND ISSUANCE OF THE SECURE MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
- TRANSCRIBED BIRTH CERTIFICATE
- TRANSCRIBED DEATH CERTIFICATE
- TRANSCRIBED MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
- CERTIFICATE OF CUSTOM AND CELIBACY
- CERTIFICATE OF NON-REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE
- CERTIFICATE OF NON-REMARRIAGE AND NON-DIVORCE
- CERTIFICATE OF NON-REGISTRATION OF DEATH
- CERTIFICATE OF NON-REGISTRATION OF BIRTH
- PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION CERTIFICATE (CIP) / FOREIGNER (CIPE) / AFRO-DESCENDANT (CIPA)
- BIOMETRIC NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD (CNIB)
- C'EST MOI CARD OR FID CARD
- RESIDENCE CERTIFICATE
- PHONE NUMBER UPDATE
- PHOTO UPDATE
- SIGNATURE UPDATE
- DATA CORRECTION
- VERIFY A DOCUMENT
- RAVIP ENROLMENT
- REGISTRATION OF NEW BIRTHS
- RETRIEVE MY NPI
FAQ
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