North Dakota Century Code Title 23. Health and Safety § 23-02.1-28. Copies of data from vital records

1. The state registrar shall, upon request of a person entitled to a copy under section 23-02.1-27, issue a certified copy of any record or part of a record in the registrar's custody. Each copy issued must show the date of registration; and copies issued from records marked “delayed”, “amended”, or “court order” must be similarly marked and show the effective date of filing.

2. A certified copy of a record or any part of the record issued in accordance with subsection 1 must be considered evidence of the facts stated in the record, provided that the evidentiary value of a record filed more than one year after the event, or a record which has been amended, must be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the record is offered as evidence.

3. Data or copies may be furnished for statistical purposes to federal, state, local, or other public or private agencies, including the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, upon such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the department of health and human services through rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.

4. No person may prepare or issue any certificate or record which purports to be an original, certified copy, or copy of a certificate or record of birth, death, or fetal death, except as provided in this chapter, or regulations adopted under this chapter.

5. A certified copy may not disclose an individual's social security number unless the copy is being provided to the individual to whom it pertains, a relative or authorized representative, or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.