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Registrar General’s Department

Register an ordinary death

Draft. Written from the official page, read on 9 November 2026. Not tried in person yet, so check the source before you go.

Steps

  1. Identify where death occurred and the registrar with territorial jurisdiction

    rgd.gov.lk (opens in a new tab)

  2. Notify local Grama Niladhari; RGD currently states within five days

  3. Confirm GN death report B24 and complete CR02 declaration

  4. Provide notice through a person authorized by RGD, following order of listed relatives/informants

  5. Register within the stated three-month free period if eligible and inspect issued certificate

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