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AL Code § 22-9A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-3 - Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics; Duties of State Registrar.

Section 22-9A-3Appointment of State Registrar of Vital Statistics; duties of State Registrar. (a) The board shall appoint the State Registrar of Vital Statistics, hereinafter referred to as "State Registrar," in accordance with procedures and practices of the State Personnel Board. (b) The State Registrar shall perform each of the following functions: (1) Administer and enforce this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, and issue instructions for the efficient administration of the system of vital statistics. (2) Direct and supervise the system of vital statistics and the Office of Vital Statistics and be custodian of its records. (3) Direct, supervise, and control the activities of all persons when they are engaged in activities pertaining to the operation of the system of vital statistics. (4) Conduct training programs to promote uniformity of policy and procedures throughout the state in matters pertaining to the system of vital statistics. (5) With the approval of the board, prescribe, furnish, and distribute forms as are required by this chapter and the rules issued hereunder, or prescribe other means for transmission of data as will accomplish the purpose of complete and accurate reporting and registration. (6) Prepare and publish reports of vital statistics of this state and other reports as may be required by the board. (7) Provide to local health departments copies of or data derived from certificates and reports required under this chapter, as he or she shall determine are necessary for local health department planning and program activities. The State Registrar shall establish a schedule with each local health department for transmittal of the copies or data. The copies or data shall remain the property of the Office of Vital Statistics, and the uses which may be made of the copies or data shall be governed by the State Registrar. (c) The State Registrar may delegate functions and duties vested in him or her to employees of the Office of Vital Statistics and to employees of any office established or designated under Section 22-9A-4. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §3.)
AL Code § 22-9A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-4 - Registration Districts.

Section 22-9A-4Registration districts. The board may designate vital records registration districts within the state. The board may from time to time, as conditions justify, consolidate or subdivide the districts to facilitate registration. Each county in the state shall be a registration district unless and until changed by the board. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §4.)
AL Code § 22-9A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-5 - Local Registrars and Deputy Registrars of Vital Statistics.

Section 22-9A-5Local registrars and deputy registrars of vital statistics. (a) In each registration district, as defined in Section 22-9A-4 or as designated by the board, a local registrar and deputy registrars shall be appointed by the State Registrar upon the recommendation of the county health officer or his or her designee. All local registrars and deputy registrars shall be employees of the county health department. The local registrars and deputy registrars shall be subject to the control of the State Registrar when they are performing functions relating to the system of vital statistics. (b) Any local registrar or deputy registrar of vital statistics who fails or neglects to discharge efficiently the duties of his or her office, as set forth in this chapter, or by the rules of the board, shall be removed as local or deputy registrar by the State Registrar, and penalties may be imposed as are provided. (c) The local registrars and their deputies shall comply with all instructions of the State Registrar and monitor compliance of others with this chapter and with the rules of the board. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §5.)
AL Code § 22-9A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-6 - Content of Certificates and Reports.

Section 22-9A-6Content of certificates and reports. (a) The board shall by rule determine the items or information to be contained on certificates of birth, death, marriage, and divorce and on reports of fetal death and induced termination of pregnancy. Each certificate, report, and other document required by this chapter shall be in a format prescribed by the State Registrar. (b) Information required in certificates or reports authorized by this chapter may be filed and registered by photographic, electronic, or other means as prescribed by the State Registrar. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §6.)
AL Code § 22-9A-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-8 - Registration of Infants of Unknown Parentage.

Section 22-9A-8Registration of infants of unknown parentage. (a) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in a manner prescribed by the State Registrar within five days to the Office of Vital Statistics all of the following information: (1) The date and place of finding. (2) Sex, race, and approximate birth date of the child. (3) Name and address of the person or institution with whom the child has been placed for care. (4) Name given to the child by the custodian of the child. (5) Other data required by rules of the board. (b) The place where the child was found shall be entered as the place of birth. (c) A report registered under this section shall constitute the certificate of birth for the child. (d) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report registered under this section shall be placed in a special file and shall not be subject to inspection except upon an order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §8.)
AL Code § 22-9A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-10 - Judicial Procedure to Establish Facts of Birth.

Section 22-9A-10Judicial procedure to establish facts of birth. (a) If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under Section 22-9A-9, a petition signed and sworn to by the petitioner may be filed with a circuit court of any county in this state in which he or she resides or was born, for an order establishing a birth record. (b) The petition shall allege each of the following: (1) The person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state. (2) No certificate of birth can be found in the Office of Vital Statistics. (3) Diligent efforts by the petitioner have failed to obtain the evidence required in accordance with Section 22-9A-9. (4) The State Registrar has refused to register a delayed certificate of birth. (5) Other allegations as may be required. (c) The petition shall be accompanied by a statement of the State Registrar made in accordance with Section 22-9A-9 and all documentary evidence which was submitted to the State Registrar in support of the registration. (d) The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the State Registrar 10 days notice of the hearing. The State Registrar or the authorized representative of the State Registrar may appear and testify in the proceedings, or evidence may be received by affidavit. (e) If the court finds, from the evidence presented, that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as to the place and date of birth, parentage, and other findings as may be required and shall issue an order to establish a certificate of birth. The court order shall include each of the following: (1) The full name and sex of the person for whom the birth certificate is sought. (2) A statement that person was born in this state. (3) The date of birth and county of birth. (4) The full maiden name of the mother. (5) The full name of the father, if legally established. (6) A description of the evidence presented. (7) The date of the action of the court. (f) The clerk of the court shall forward each order to the State Registrar not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which the order was entered. The order shall be registered by the State Registrar and shall constitute the authority for placing a delayed certificate of birth on file. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §10.)
AL Code § 22-9A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-11 - Court Reports of Adoption.

Section 22-9A-11Court reports of adoption. (a) For each adoption decreed by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a report of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar. The report shall indicate those facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person adopted or in the case of a person who was born in a foreign country, evidence from sources determined to be reliable by the court as to the date and place of birth of the person. The report shall provide information necessary to establish a new certificate of birth of the person adopted, identify the order of adoption, and be certified by the clerk of the court. (b) Information necessary to prepare the report of adoption shall be furnished by each petitioner for adoption or his or her attorney. The child-placing agency or any person having knowledge of the facts shall supply the court with additional information as may be necessary to complete the report. The provision of the information shall be prerequisite to the issuance of a final decree in the matter by the court. (c) Within 10 days of the entry of the final order of adoption, the judge or the clerk of the court shall send to the State Registrar reports of decrees of adoption, annulment of adoption, and amendments of decrees of adoption together with related reports as the State Registrar may require. (d) When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, annulment of adoption, or amendment of a decree of adoption for a person born outside this state, he or she shall forward the report to the State Registrar in the state of birth, the District of Columbia, or the territory of the United States, or if the child was born in Canada, to the appropriate registration authority in that country. If the birth occurred in a foreign country, and the child was not a citizen of the United States at the time of birth, the State Registrar shall prepare a "CERTIFICATE OF FOREIGN BIRTH" as provided in Section 22-9A-12. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §11.)
AL Code § 22-9A-11.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-11.1 - Issuance of Certificate of Foreign Birth Without Judicial Proceedings.

Section 22-9A-11.1Issuance of Certificate of Foreign Birth without judicial proceedings.  (a) A child who has automatically acquired United States citizenship following a foreign adoption and who possesses a Certificate of Citizenship in accordance with the Child Citizenship Act, CAA, P.L. 106-395, shall be exempt from the provisions of Section 22-9A-11, which require a judicial report to acquire a Certificate of Foreign Birth. (b) The State Registrar, upon written request, shall prepare a Certificate of Foreign Birth reflecting the actual date and place of birth for a child who was born in a foreign country, adopted by a United States citizen, and who has automatically acquired citizenship in accordance with the federal Child Citizenship Act upon the production of all of the following documents: (1) The child's Certificate of Citizenship. (2) A certified copy of the child's foreign birth certificate and certified English translation. (3) The original documents related to the foreign adoption certified by the United States Embassy abroad and certified English translation. (4) The Social Security card of the child. (5) A valid government issued picture identification of parent or parents, such as a passport or driver's license. (6) Proof of residency of the parent or parents in the State of Alabama. (c) The State Registrar shall develop any necessary forms for adoptive parents to submit in order to request a Certificate of Foreign Birth. (Act 2012-179, p. 283, §2.)
AL Code § 22-9A-13.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-13.1 - Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.

Section 22-9A-13.1Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.  (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH RESULTING IN STILLBIRTH. A certificate issued to record and memorialize the birth of a stillborn child. (2) STILLBIRTH or STILLBORN. An unintended, intrauterine fetal death after a gestational age of not less than 20 completed weeks. (b) Effective January 1, 2012, the State Registrar shall issue a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth upon the request of a parent named on a report of fetal death filed on or after January 1, 2007. A Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be issued within 60 days from the date of the request. (c) The person who is required to file a report of fetal death under Section 22-9A-13, shall advise the parent of a stillborn child:  (1) That a parent may, but is not required to, request the preparation of a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth. (2) That a parent may obtain a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth by contacting the State Office of Vital Statistics after requesting the certificate and paying the required fee. (3) How a parent may contact the Office of Vital Statistics to request a Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth.  (d) The State Board of Health may adopt rules to implement and administer this section. In addition to any other information required by the rules of the State Board of Health, the certificate shall include the following: (1) The date of the stillbirth. (2) The county in which the stillbirth occurred. (3) The name of the stillborn child as provided in the report of fetal death. If a name was not provided at the time of the filing of the report of fetal death, the State Registrar, upon the request of a parent listed in the report of fetal death, shall add a name to the certificate when issued. (4) The file number of the corresponding report of fetal death. (5) The following statement: "This certificate is not proof of live birth." (e) The fee for the issuance of the Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth shall be the same as the fee collected for the issuance of a certified copy of any other vital record. (Act 2011-706, p. 2187, §1.)
AL Code § 22-9A-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-15 - Delayed Registration of Death.

Section 22-9A-15Delayed registration of death. (a) When a death occurring in this state has not been registered within the time period prescribed by subsection (a) of Section 22-9A-14, a certificate of death may be registered on a regular certificate of death as follows: (1) If the attending physician, county medical examiner, state medical examiner, or coroner at the time of death and the attending funeral director or person who acted as the funeral director are available to complete and sign the certificate of death, it may be completed without additional evidence and filed with the State Registrar. For those certificates filed one year or more after the date of death, the physician, county medical examiner, state medical examiner, coroner, or the funeral director shall state in accompanying affidavits that the information on the certificate is based on records kept in their files. (2) In the absence of the attending physician, county medical examiner, state medical examiner, coroner, or the funeral director or person who acted as the funeral director, the certificate may be filed by the next of kin of the deceased and shall be accompanied by both of the following: a. An affidavit of the person filing the certificate swearing to the accuracy of the information on the certificate. b. Two documents which identify the decedent and his or her date and place of death. (3) In all cases, the State Registrar may require additional documentary evidence to prove the facts of death. (4) A summary statement of the evidence submitted in support of the delayed registration shall be endorsed on the certificate. (b) Certificates of death registered one year or more after the date of death shall be marked "DELAYED REGISTRATION" and shall show on their face the date of the delayed registration. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §15.)
AL Code § 22-9A-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-17 - Marriage Registration.

Section 22-9A-17Marriage registration. (a) Two persons desiring to unite in marriage may do so by submitting the affidavits, forms, and data specified in Section 30-1-5 and Section 30-1-9.1 for recording with the office of the judge of probate. The recording of the affidavits, forms, and data establishes legal recognition of the marriage as of the date the affidavits and forms were properly signed by the two parties so long as the documentation was provided to the probate office within 30 days of the signatures of the parties. Each marriage filed with the probate office shall be filed and registered with the Office of Vital Statistics. (b) The office of the judge of probate shall record, in a permanent record, each marriage presented to the probate office for filing so long as the affidavits, forms, and data are submitted as required by Act 2019-340, and shall forward each marriage filed with the probate office during the preceding calendar month to the Office of Vital Statistics on or before the fifth day of the following calendar month. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §17; Act 2019-340, §1.)
AL Code § 22-9A-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-18 - Divorce Registration.

Section 22-9A-18Divorce registration. (a) A record of each divorce or annulment granted by any court in this state shall be filed by the clerk, register, or clerk and register of each court with the Office of Vital Statistics and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. The record shall be prepared by the petitioner or his or her representative on a form or in a format prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and shall be presented to the clerk or register with the petition. In all cases, the completed record shall be prerequisite to the granting of the final decree. (b) The clerk, register, or clerk and register shall complete and forward to the Office of Vital Statistics on or before the fifth day of each calendar month the records of each divorce or annulment decree granted during the preceding calendar month. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §18.)
AL Code § 22-9A-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-19 - Amendment of Vital Records.

Section 22-9A-19Amendment of vital records. (a) A certificate registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted by the board to protect the integrity and accuracy of vital records. (b) A certificate that is amended under this section shall be marked "AMENDED" except as otherwise provided in this section. The date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be made a part of the record. Additions or minor corrections may be made to certificates within one year after the date of the event without the certificate being marked "AMENDED." The board shall prescribe by rules the conditions under which additions or minor corrections may be made. (c) Amendment of names on a birth certificate. (1) Until the fifth birthday of the registrant, given names for a child whose birth was recorded without given names may be added to the certificate upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock, or the father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother, or the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father, or the guardian or agency having legal custody of the registrant. The certificate shall not be marked "AMENDED." (2) Until the first birthday of the child, given names may be amended upon affidavit of both parents, or the mother in the case of a child born out of wedlock, or the father in the case of the death or incapacity of the mother, or the mother in the case of the death or incapacity of the father, or the guardian or agency having legal custody of the registrant. The certificate shall be marked "AMENDED." After one year from the date of birth, the provisions of subdivision (c)(3) of this section shall be followed. (3) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order from a court with competent jurisdiction changing the name of a person born in this state, the State Registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to show the new name. (d) Upon receipt of a certified copy of an order of a court of competent jurisdiction indicating that the sex of an individual born in this state has been changed by surgical procedure and that the name of the individual has been changed, the certificate of birth of the individual shall be amended as prescribed by rules to reflect the changes. (e) If an applicant does not submit the minimum documentation required in the rules for amending a vital record, or if the State Registrar has reasonable cause to question the validity or adequacy of the sworn statements or the documentary evidence of the applicant, the State Registrar shall not amend the vital record, unless the deficiencies are corrected. (f) Once an amendment of an item is made on a vital record, that item shall not be amended again except upon receipt of an order from a court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §19.)
AL Code § 22-9A-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 22 - Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control.|Title 1 - Health and Environmental Control Generally.|Chapter 9A - Vital Statistics.|Section 22-9A-20 - Reproduction of Vital Records.

Section 22-9A-20Reproduction of vital records. The State Registrar, to preserve vital records, may prepare typewritten, photographic, microfilm, digital, electronic, or other reproductions of certificates or reports in the Office of Vital Statistics. The reproductions, when certified by the State Registrar, shall be accepted for all legal purposes as the original records. The documents from which permanent reproductions have been made and verified may be disposed of as provided by the State Records Commission. (Acts 1992, No. 92-607, p. 1255, §20.)