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Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Sec. 8. (a) Except as provided in section 7.5 of this chapter and subsection (d), a local health officer shall provide a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth registration upon request by any person only if:
(1) the health officer is satisfied that the applicant has a direct interest in the matter;
(2) the health officer determines that the certificate is necessary for the determination of personal or property rights or for compliance with state or federal law; and
(3) the applicant for a birth certificate presents at least one (1) form of identification.
However, the local health officer must issue a certificate of an applicant's own birth registration.
(b) A local health officer's decision whether or not to issue a certified copy of a birth certificate is subject to review by a court.
(c) A local health officer may issue a certification of birth, death, or stillbirth from the electronic registration systems in section 3.1 of this chapter, regardless of the location of the filing of the record.
(d) A local health officer may not issue a copy of a birth certificate of a missing child to which a notice has been attached under IC 10-13-5-11 without the authorization of the Indiana clearinghouse for information on missing children, missing veterans at risk, and missing endangered adults.
(e) Upon determination that a person may be provided a certification of death under subsection (a), the local health officer shall provide to the person a certification of death that excludes information concerning the cause of death if the person requests the exclusion of this information.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Indiana Code Title 16. Health § 16-37-1-8 - last updated January 02, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/in/title-16-health/in-code-sect-16-37-1-8/
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