In Texas, it will be nearly impossible.In the past, they were filed on a special paper, which the funeral home obtained from the state of Texas.Once you had successfully generated a form on the legally correct paper, and filled it out, you would need three signatures:the u201cinformantu201d or source of the personal informationthe physician certifying the cause and manor of deaththe funeral director who is ultimately responsible for completing the certificate, obtaining the other signatures, and filing it with the correct local registrar for the State Bureau of Vital Statistics. That was done in person in most places, the registrars know the people who are filing DCs.Not an easy task.Now, it is harder. Perhaps.In Texas, it is all done on line.I have a particular program loaded on my computer, which communicates with the Bureau of Vital Statistics. Encrypted security, multi-level passwords. The communication MUST come from that computer, I cannot log in from just anywhere. Using my software, I complete the certificate, and coordinate it with a certificate being also prepared in the physicians office.If these match up in every respect, they are made available for both me and the physician to sign them electronically by another PIN. I previously obtained the u201cinformantsu201d signature on a paper verification form for my file.When that has been done, it will go (electronically) to the local registrar, where they will match it up with the u201cReport of Deathu201d which I filed when I first took custody of that decedent. If all matches, they will sign off, and transmit it to the Bureau in Austin.When I did my part, I will have also authorized payment for certified copies. They will produce those , and send them back to me. Perhaps a week to 10 days at a normal case-volume period.Again, each certified paper copy is on a special paper, engraved, with a raised seal. Individually serial numbered. I donu2019t know if they are QUITE as tightly secured as is cash money, but if not, they are pretty darned close.It is an issue that the state of Texas takes very seriously.