Conn. Agencies Regs. § 19a-41-2 - A certified copy of or access to birth certificates
(a) Anyone requesting a copy of, or
permission to examine the original or copy of, a birth certificate or birth
record in the custody of any registrar of vital statistics or the Department of
Public Health shall provide proof, as specified in subsection (b) of this
section, that the person is eligible to receive or examine such certificate or
record under Section
7-51
of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(b) The person whose birth is recorded, if
over eighteen (18) years of age, or other requester as authorized by section
7-51
of the Connecticut General Statutes shall submit a valid, government issued
photographic identification that includes the person's or requester's date of
birth, signature, and an expiration date. Should such photographic
identification be unavailable, originals or photocopies of the following
documents shall be substituted for it. Unless otherwise indicated, such person
or requester shall provide the documents listed in two (2) of the following
subdivisions. If a registrar or the department has reason to doubt the
authenticity of a document presented by such person or requester, such
registrar or the department may request any additional document listed in
subdivisions (1) to (15), inclusive, of this subsection:
(1) social security card;
(2) social security card supplemented with
either an employment identification card, a paycheck stub or a W-2 form.
Providing the documents in this subdivision fully satisfies the identification
requirements of this section;
(3)
automobile registration;
(4) copy
of utility bill showing name and current address;
(5) checking account deposit slip or bank
statement stating name and current address;
(6) voter registration card;
(7) valid government issued trade or
professional license;
(8) valid
government issued firearm permit;
(9) probation documents issued by a court or
other government agency, pursuant to a criminal conviction;
(10) letter from a government agency
verifying identity. The letter shall be dated within six months prior to the
date of the request;
(11) release
documentation from a correctional institution containing a photograph of the
former inmate and a release date within 12 months prior to the date of the
request;
(12) birth certificate of
the requester;
(13) military
discharge papers;
(14) current
school or college photographic identification; or
(15) government issued photographic
identification that has expired within 12 months prior to the date of the
request.
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