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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
§ 4. Custodian duties. (a) In response to any inquiry, a custodian shall not provide a copy of a birth certificate or information concerning the birth record of any person whose record is flagged pursuant to Section 3 except as approved by the Illinois State Police.
(b) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in person, the custodian's personnel accepting the request shall immediately notify his supervisor. The person making the request shall complete a form as prescribed by the Illinois State Police, which may include the name, address, telephone number and social security number of the person making the request, his or her relationship to the missing child and the name, address and birth date of the missing child. The driver's license of the person making the request, if available, shall be photocopied and returned to him. He shall be informed that a copy of the certificate shall be mailed to him. The custodian's personnel shall note the physical description of the person making the request, and, upon the latter's departure from the custodian's office, his supervisor shall immediately notify the local law enforcement authority as to the request and the information obtained pursuant to this subsection. The custodian shall retain the form completed by the person making the request.
(c) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has been flagged is requested in writing, the custodian's personnel receiving the request shall immediately notify his supervisor. The supervisor shall immediately notify the local law enforcement authority as to the request and shall provide a copy of the written request. The custodian shall retain the original written request.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 325. Children § 55/4. Custodian duties - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-325-children/il-st-sect-325-55-4/
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