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IA Code § 144.37 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.37 - Dissolution and annulment records.

144.37 Dissolution and annulment records.   1. For each dissolution or annulment of marriage granted by any court in this state, a record shall be prepared by the clerk of court or by the petitioner or the petitioner’s legal representative if directed by the clerk and filed by the clerk of court with the state registrar. The information necessary to prepare the report shall be furnished with the petition, to the clerk of court by the petitioner or the petitioner’s legal representative, on forms supplied by the state registrar.   2. The clerk of the district court in each county shall keep a record book for dissolutions. The form of dissolution record books shall be uniform throughout the state. A properly indexed record of dissolutions upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing equipment may be kept in lieu of dissolution record books.   3. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of court shall forward to the state registrar the record of each dissolution and annulment granted during the preceding calendar month and related reports required by regulations issued under this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2421, 2423, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.36, 144.38, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.37; 81 Acts, ch 64, §6; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §1]  83 Acts, ch 101, §23; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10049, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §19; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
IA Code § 144.38 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.38 - Amendment of official record.

144.38 Amendment of official record.   To protect the integrity and accuracy of vital statistics records, a certificate or record registered under this chapter may be amended only in accordance with this chapter and regulations adopted hereunder. A certificate that is amended under this section shall be marked “amended” except as provided in section 144.40. The date of amendment and a summary description of the evidence submitted in support of the amendment shall be endorsed on or made a part of the record. The department shall prescribe by regulation the conditions under which additions or minor corrections shall be made to birth certificates within one year after the date of birth without the certificate being marked “amended”.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2402, 2404; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.17, 144.19, 144.44, 144.45; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.38]  Referred to in §144.41
IA Code § 144.39 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.39 - Change of name.

144.39 Change of name.   Upon receipt of a certified copy of a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction or certificate of the clerk of court pursuant to chapter 674 changing the name of a person born in this state, the state registrar shall amend the certificate of birth to reflect the new name. A fee established by the department by rule based on average administrative cost shall be collected to amend the certificate of birth to reflect a new name. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.39; 81 Acts, ch 64, §7]  2009 Acts, ch 56, §1  Referred to in §144.41
IA Code § 144.40 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.40 - Paternity of children — birth certificates.

144.40 Paternity of children — birth certificates.   Upon request and receipt of an affidavit of paternity completed and filed pursuant to section 252A.3A, or a certified copy or notification by the clerk of court of a court or administrative order establishing paternity, the state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth to show paternity if paternity is not shown on the birth certificate. Upon written request of the parents on the affidavit of paternity, the surname of the child may be changed on the certificate to that of the father. The certificate shall not be marked “amended”. The original certificate and supporting documentation shall be maintained in a sealed file; however, a photocopy of the paternity affidavit filed pursuant to section 252A.3A and clearly labeled as a copy may be provided to a parent named on the affidavit of paternity.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.40; 81 Acts, ch 64, §8]  93 Acts, ch 79, §10; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §4; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §13  Referred to in §144.38, 144.41
IA Code § 144.41 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.41 - Amending local records.

144.41 Amending local records.   When a certificate is amended under sections 144.38 to 144.40 the state registrar shall report the amendment to the custodian of any permanent local records and such records shall be amended accordingly.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.41]
IA Code § 144.42 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.42 - Reproduction of original records.

144.42 Reproduction of original records.   To preserve original documents, the state registrar may prepare typewritten, photographic, or other reproductions of original records and files in the state registrar’s office. Such reproductions when certified by the state registrar shall be accepted as the original record.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.42; 81 Acts, ch 64, §9]  Referred to in §144.18
IA Code § 144.43 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.43 - Vital records closed to inspection — exceptions.

144.43 Vital records closed to inspection — exceptions.   1. To protect the integrity of vital statistics records, to ensure their proper use, and to ensure the efficient and proper administration of the vital statistics system kept by the state registrar, access to vital statistics records kept by the state registrar shall be limited to the state registrar and the state registrar’s employees, and then only for administrative purposes.   2. It shall be unlawful for the state registrar to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained in vital statistics records, or to copy or permit to be copied all or part of any such record except as authorized by rule.   3. a. The following vital statistics records in the custody of a county registrar may be inspected and copied as of right under chapter 22:   (1) A record of birth.   (2) A record of marriage.   (3) A record of divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment of marriage.   (4) A record of death if that death was not a fetal death.   b. The following vital statistics records in the custody of the state archivist may be inspected and copied as of right under chapter 22:   (1) A record of birth that is at least seventy-five years old.   (2) A record of marriage that is at least seventy-five years old.   (3) A record of divorce, dissolution of marriage, or annulment of marriage that is at least seventy-five years old.   (4) A record of death or fetal death, either of which is at least fifty years old.   4. A public record shall not be withheld from the public because it is combined with data processing software. The state registrar shall not implement any electronic data processing system for the storage, manipulation, or retrieval of vital records that would impair a county registrar’s ability to permit the examination of a public record and the copying of a public record, as established by rule. If it is necessary to separate a public record from data processing software in order to permit the examination of the public record, the county registrar shall periodically generate a written log available for public inspection which contains the public record.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.45; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §144.43; 81 Acts, ch 64, §10; 82 Acts, ch 1100, §2]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §43; 90 Acts, ch 1025, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1171, §5; 97 Acts, ch 159, §21; 2009 Acts, ch 41, §194; 2015 Acts, ch 30, §59; 2018 Acts, ch 1125, §2  Referred to in §144.18, 233.2
IA Code § 144.43A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.43A - Mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.

144.43A Mutual consent voluntary adoption registry.   1. In addition to other procedures by which birth certificates may be inspected under this chapter, the state registrar shall establish a mutual consent voluntary adoption registry through which adult adopted children, adult siblings, and the biological parents of adult adoptees may register to obtain identifying birth information.   2. If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the biological parent to the adult adopted child or the identity of the adult adopted child to the biological parent, shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and shall disclose the identifying information to those parties:   a. A biological parent has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the biological parent’s identity to the adult adopted child, upon request of the adult adopted child.   b. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult adopted child to a biological parent, upon request of the biological parent.   c. The state registrar has been provided sufficient information to make the requested match.   3. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, if the adult adopted person has a sibling who is a minor and who has also been adopted, the state registrar shall not grant the request of either the adult adopted person or the biological parent to reveal the identities of the parties.   4. If all of the following conditions are met, the state registrar shall reveal the identity of the adult adopted child to an adult sibling and shall notify the parties involved that the requests have been matched, and disclose the identifying information to those parties:   a. An adult adopted child has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the adult adopted child’s identity to an adult sibling.   b. The adult sibling has filed a request and provided consent to the revelation of the identity of the adult sibling to the adult adopted child.   c. The state registrar has been provided with sufficient information to make the requested match.   5. A person who has filed a request or provided consent under this section may withdraw the consent at any time prior to the release of any information by filing a written withdrawal of consent statement with the state registrar. The adult adoptee, adult sibling, and biological parent shall notify the state registrar of any change in the information contained in a filed request or consent.   6. The state registrar shall establish a fee by rule based on the average administrative costs for providing services under this section.  99 Acts, ch 141, §19  Referred to in §144.18
IA Code § 144.44 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.44 - Permits for research.

144.44 Permits for research.   The department may permit access to vital statistics by professional genealogists and historians, and may authorize the disclosure of data contained in vital statistics records when deemed essential for bona fide research purposes which are not for private gain. The department shall adopt rules which establish the parameters for access to and authorized disclosure of vital statistics and data contained in vital statistics records relating to birth and adoption records under this section.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406, 2415; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.30; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.44]  94 Acts, ch 1171, §6  Referred to in §144.18, 144.46
IA Code § 144.45 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.45 - Certified copies.

144.45 Certified copies.   1. The state registrar and the county registrar shall, upon written request from any applicant entitled to a record, issue a certified copy of any certificate or record in the registrar’s custody or of a part of a certificate or record. Each copy issued shall show the date of registration; and copies issued from records marked “delayed”, “amended”, or “court order” shall be similarly marked and show the effective date.   2. A certified copy of a certificate, or any part thereof, shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated, provided that the evidentiary value of a certificate or record filed more than one year after the event, or a record which has been amended, shall be determined by the judicial or administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence.   3. The national division of vital statistics may be furnished copies or data which it requires for national statistics, provided that the state be reimbursed for the cost of furnishing data, and provided further that data shall not be used for other than statistical purposes by the national division of vital statistics unless so authorized by the state registrar.   4. Federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies may, upon written request, be furnished copies or data for statistical purposes upon terms or conditions prescribed by the department.   5. No person shall prepare or issue any certificate which purports to be an original, certified copy, or copy of a certificate of birth, death, fetal death, or marriage except as authorized in this chapter.  [S13, §2575-a45; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2349, 2416, 2426, 2429, 2431; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.33, 144.31, 144.41, 144.46, 144.48; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.45]  95 Acts, ch 124, §7, 26; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76  Referred to in §144.18, 144.46, 331.611
IA Code § 144.45A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.45A - Commemorative birth and marriage certificates.

144.45A Commemorative birth and marriage certificates.   Upon application and payment of a thirty-five dollar fee, the director may issue a commemorative copy of a certificate of birth or a certificate of marriage. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the emergency medical services fund established in section 135.25 to support the development and enhancement of emergency medical services systems and emergency medical services for children.  97 Acts, ch 203, §20  Referred to in §144.18
IA Code § 144.46 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.46 - Fees.

144.46 Fees.   1. The department by rule shall establish fees based on the average administrative cost which shall be collected by the state registrar or the county registrar for each of the following:   a. A certified copy or short form certification of a certificate or record.   b. A copy of a certificate or record or a vital statistics data file provided to a researcher in accordance with section 144.44.   c. A copy of a certificate or record or a vital statistics data file provided to a federal, state, local, or other public or private agency for statistical purposes in accordance with section 144.45.   d. Verification or certification of vital statistics data provided to a federal, state, or local governmental agency authorized by rule to receive such data.   2. Fees collected by the state registrar and by the county registrar on behalf of the state under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state and the vital records fund established in section 144.46A in accordance with an apportionment established by rule. Fees collected by the county registrar pursuant to section 331.605, subsection 1, paragraph “f”, shall be deposited in the county general fund.   3. The department may establish and maintain, and either the state registrar or the county registrar is authorized to collect, a fee for a search of the files or records when no copy is made, or when no record is found on file.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2417, 2418, 2427; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.32, 144.33, 144.42; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, S81, §144.46; 81 Acts, ch 64, §11]  83 Acts, ch 123, §68, 209; 83 Acts, ch 186, §10050, 10201; 94 Acts, ch 1074, §1; 95 Acts, ch 124, §8, 26; 99 Acts, ch 114, §7; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §27; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §164; 2015 Acts, ch 119, §2, 3  Referred to in §144.13A, 144.18, 144.31A, 144.46A, 232.2, 331.611, 600.13
IA Code § 144.46A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.46A - Vital records fund.

144.46A Vital records fund.   1. A vital records fund is created under the control of the department. Moneys in the fund shall be used for purposes of the purchase and maintenance of an electronic system for vital records scanning, data capture, data reporting, storage, and retrieval, and for all registration and issuance activities. Moneys in the fund may also be used for other related purposes including but not limited to the streamlining of administrative procedures and electronically linking offices of county registrars to state vital records so that the records may be issued at the county level.   2. Moneys credited to the fund pursuant to section 144.46 and otherwise are appropriated to the department to be used for the purposes designated in subsection 1. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys credited to the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any fund but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated.  2005 Acts, ch 175, §83; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §28  Referred to in §144.46
IA Code § 144.47 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.47 - Persons confined in institutions.

144.47 Persons confined in institutions.   Every person in charge of an institution shall keep a record of personal particulars and data concerning each person admitted or confined to the institution. This record shall include information required by the standard certificate of birth, death, and fetal death forms issued under the provisions of this chapter. The record shall be made at the time of admission from information provided by such person, but when it cannot be so obtained, the same shall be obtained from relatives or other persons acquainted with the facts. The name and address of the person providing the information shall be a part of the record.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2407, 2408, 2409; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.22, 144.23, 144.24; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.47]  Referred to in §144.50
IA Code § 144.48 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.48 - Institutions — dead persons.

144.48 Institutions — dead persons.   When a dead human body is released or disposed of by an institution, the person in charge of the institution shall keep a record showing the name of the deceased, date of death, name and address of the person to whom the body is released, date of removal from the institution, or if finally disposed of by the institution, the date, place, and manner of disposition shall be recorded.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2407; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.48]  Referred to in §144.50
IA Code § 144.49 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.49 - Additional record by funeral director.

144.49 Additional record by funeral director.   A funeral director or other person who removes from the place of death or transports or finally disposes of a dead body or fetus, in addition to filing any certificate or other form required by this chapter, shall keep a record which shall identify the body, and information pertaining to the funeral director’s or other person’s receipt, removal, and delivery of the body as prescribed by the department.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2414; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.29; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.49]  Referred to in §144.50
IA Code § 144.50 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.50 - Length of time records to be kept.

144.50 Length of time records to be kept.   Records maintained under sections 144.47 to 144.49 shall be retained for a period of not less than ten years and shall be made available for inspection by the state registrar or the state registrar’s representative upon demand.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.50]
IA Code § 144.51 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.51 - Information by others furnished on demand.

144.51 Information by others furnished on demand.   Any person having knowledge of the facts shall furnish information the person possesses regarding any birth, death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, dissolution, or annulment, upon demand of the state registrar or the state registrar’s representative.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2403, 2414; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.18, 144.29; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.51]  83 Acts, ch 101, §24
IA Code § 144.52 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.52 - Unlawful acts — punishment.

144.52 Unlawful acts — punishment.   Any person committing any of the following acts is guilty of a serious misdemeanor:   1. Willfully and knowingly makes any false statement in a report, record, or certificate required to be filed under this chapter, or in an application for an amendment thereof, or willfully and knowingly supplies false information intending that such information be used in the preparation of any such report, record, or certificate, or amendment thereof.   2. Without lawful authority and with the intent to deceive, makes, alters, amends, or mutilates any report, record, or certificate required to be filed under this chapter or a certified copy of such report, record, or certificate.   3. Willfully and knowingly uses or attempts to use or furnish to another for use for any purpose of deception, any certificate, record, report, or certified copy thereof so made, altered, amended, or mutilated.   4. Willfully, with the intent to deceive, uses or attempts to use any certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth knowing that such certificate or certified copy was issued upon a record which is false in whole or in part or which relates to the birth of another person.   5. Willfully and knowingly furnishes a certificate of birth or certified copy of a record of birth with the intention that it be used by a person other than the person whose birth the record relates.   6. Disinterring a body in violation of section 144.34.   7. Knowingly violates a provision of section 144.29A.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2349, 2350, 2436; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.33, 141.34, 144.53, 144.54; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.52]  97 Acts, ch 172, §2
IA Code § 144.53 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.53 - Other acts — simple misdemeanors.

144.53 Other acts — simple misdemeanors.   Any person committing any of the following acts is guilty of a simple misdemeanor:   1. Knowingly transports or accepts for transportation, interment, or other disposition a dead body without an accompanying permit as provided in this chapter.   2. Refuses to provide information required by this chapter.   3. Willfully violates any of the provisions of this chapter or refuses to perform any of the duties imposed upon the person by this chapter.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2350, 2436; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.34, 144.53; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.53]
IA Code § 144.54 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.54 - Report to county attorney.

144.54 Report to county attorney.   The department shall report cases of alleged violations to the proper county attorney, with a statement of the facts and circumstances, for such action as is appropriate.  [C27, 31, 35, 39, §2434; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.51; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.54]