Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-7-1-.22 - Who May Obtain Certified Copies Of Vital Records
(1) An applicant requesting a certified copy
of a vital record must provide sufficient information to locate the record
requested and to establish that it is a record the requestor is entitled to
obtain.
(2) The registrant on a
birth certificate may obtain certified copies of his or her own record if he or
she is at least 14 years of age or is an emancipated minor.
(3) For purposes of obtaining certified
copies of vital records, immediate family members are considered to be the
following:
(a) Mother as listed on the
record;
(b) Father as listed on the
record or, if the father is not listed on the record, the written application
must state that the requestor has physical custody of the child or pays child
support for the child, or documentation must be presented to show that the
requestor has been determined to be the father of the registrant;
(c) Adult brother or sister of the
registrant;
(d) Adult son or
daughter of the registrant; or
(e)
Husband or wife of the registrant.
(4) Certified copies of a birth certificate
may be obtained for a minor child by a grandparent who states in a written
application that he or she has physical custody of the child. Others having
physical custody of a minor child may be entitled to obtain certified copies of
the birth certificate for that child, but additional documentation may be
required.
(5) Certified copies of
Acknowledgments of Paternity required under Code of Ala.
1975, §
26-17-22, to be filed by the State
Registrar are considered to be restricted in the same manner as birth
certificates and may only be issued to those entitled to obtain certified
copies of birth certificates.
(6)
The informant listed on the death certificate may obtain certified copies of
that death certificate.
(7) The
executor or administrator of the decedent's estate may obtain certified copies
of the decedent's death certificate.
(8) A grandchild who demonstrates entitlement
may obtain certified copies of the decedent's death certificate.
(9) Representatives of government agencies
may obtain certified copies of any vital record that is needed for the official
use of their respective agencies. However, the request for the record must be
made in writing and the required fee must be paid.
(10) A person entitled to obtain certified
copies of a record under Code of Ala. 1975, §
22-9A-21, and these Rules, may
provide a written authorization for another individual to obtain the certified
copy for him or her.
(11) The State
Registrar may require any applicant for a vital record to provide documentation
and/or identification to support that the applicant has a right to the record
requested.
(a) Valid identification is
required of any applicant requesting a birth certificate less than 125 years
from the date of birth
(b) Valid
identification is required of any applicant requesting a death certificate less
than 25 years from the date of death.
(c) Valid identification is required of any
applicant requesting the amendment or creation of a vital record.
(d) The State Registrar shall determine the
forms of identification that are acceptable for vital records
requests.
(e) The State Registrar
may require additional identification when identification presented by an
applicant is inadequate, illegible, or otherwise questionable.
(f) The State Registrar may refuse to issue a
vital record to an applicant who is unable to provide adequate identification
or who submits fraudulent identification.
Notes
Authors: Dorothy Harshbarger, Nicole Henderson Rushing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 22-9A-2, 22-9A-21, 26-17-22.
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