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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 68 - Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
Chapter 3 - Vital Records Act of 1977
Part 2 - Records — General Requirements
§ 68-3-207. Fees for Copies and for Searches
Universal Citation: TN Code § 68-3-207 (2020)
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- The department shall prescribe the fees to be paid for certified copies or certificates or records, or for a search of the files or records when no copy is made, or for copies or information provided for research, statistical or administrative purposes.
- The department shall not collect any fee under this section for a copy of a death certificate for a deceased person who was a veteran of an armed service of the United States, if:
- The person requesting the copy presents the department with adequate proof of the veteran status of the deceased;
- The person requesting the copy is related to the deceased within two (2) degrees of collateral or lineal kinship; and
- Not more than two (2) copies of the death certificate have been previously provided on behalf of the deceased veteran without collection of the fee.
- Fees collected under this section by the state registrar shall be deposited in the general fund of this state, according to the prevailing procedures governing collection.
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