Resolve, To Repeal the Fee Increase for Copies of Vital Records
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1648
Committee: Health and Human Services
Sponsors: RA YE, LANGLEY, COURTNEY, MARRACHE, MITCHELL, NASS, CURTIS, LEWIN, STRANG BURGESS

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124th MAINE'LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1648 
S.P.613 
In Senate,December 21,2009 
Resolve, To Repeal the Fee Increase for Copies of Vital Records 
(EMERGENCY) 
Approved for introduction by a majority of the Legislative Council pursuant to Joint Rule 
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Reference to the Committee on Health and Human Services suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Senator RA YE of Washington. 
Cosponsored by Representative LANGLEY of Ellsworth and 
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JOY 1. O'BRIEN 
Secretary of the Senate, 
Senators: COURTNEY of York, MARRACHE of Kenpebec, President MITCHELL of 
Kennebec, NASS of York; Representatives: CURTIS of Madison, LEWIN of Eliot, STRANG 
BURGESS of Cumberland. 
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Emergen~y preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for Disease 
Control and Prevention, Office of Health Data ana Program Management intends to 
quadruple the fee for acquiring vital records of births and deaths; and 
Whereas, access at a reasonable cost to vital records of births and deaths is critical 
to the well-being of residents of the State; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution' of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
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therefore, be it 
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Sec. 1. Emergency rulemaking. Resolved: That the DepaItment of Health and 
Human Services, Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Health 
Data and Program Management sh,.Il by March 1,2010 adopt rules on an emergency 
basis to set the fees for obtaining cO,Jies of vital records from the office at the same levels 
as were in effect in September 2009 and, following adoption of the emergency rules, shall 
complete non emergency rulemaking to set the fees at the September 2009 levels. Rules 
adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by the Maine 
Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. 
Emergency clause. 
In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This resolve directs the Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Center for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Health Data and Program Management by 
March 1, 2010 to adopt emergency routine technical rules and then non emergency routine 
technical rules to set the fees for obtaining copies of vital records from the office at the 
same levels as were in effect in September 2009. 
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