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213.136 Certified copy of a vital record.
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The state registrar shall upon receipt of an application issue a certified copy of
a vital record in the registrar's custody or a part thereof to any applicant. Each
copy issued shall show the date of registration and copies issued from records
marked "delayed" or "amended" shall be similarly marked and show the
effective date. The documentary evidence used to establish a delayed
certificate shall be shown on all copies issued. All forms and procedures used
in the issuance of certified copies of vital records in the Commonwealth shall
be provided or approved by the state registrar.
A certified copy of a vital record or any part thereof, issued in accordance with
subsection (1) of this section, shall be considered for all purposes the same as
the original and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The
evidentiary value of a certificate or record which has been amended shall be
determined by the judicial or administrative body, or official before which the
certificate is offered as evidence.
The federal agency responsible for national vital statistics may be furnished
copies or data from the system of vital statistics for national statistics, if the
federal agency shares in the cost of collecting, processing, and transmitting the
data, and if the data is not used for other than statistical purposes by the
federal agency unless so authorized by the cabinet.
Federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies may, upon request,
be furnished copies or data from the system of vital statistics for statistical or
administrative purposes upon terms or conditions as may be prescribed by
regulation if the copies or data are not used for purposes other than those for
which they were requested without prior permission of the cabinet. No
information other than statistical data shall be provided for commercial
purposes.
The cabinet may, by agreement, transmit copies of records and other reports
required by this chapter to offices of vital statistics outside the Commonwealth
when the records or other reports relate to residents of those jurisdictions or
persons born in those jurisdictions. The agreement shall require that the copies
be used for statistical and administrative purposes only and the agreement
shall further provide for the retention and disposition of the copies. Copies
received by the Vital Statistics Branch from offices of vital statistics in other
states shall be handled in the same manner as prescribed in this section.
No person shall prepare or issue any certificate which purports to be an
original, certified copy, or copy of a vital record except as authorized in this
section or regulation adopted hereunder.
Effective:June 20, 2005
History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99, sec. 442, effective June 20, 2005. -Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 369, sec. 26, effective July 13, 1990.
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