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CA Health & Safety Code § 103501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 13 - Recording Certification of Foreign Births and Deaths|Section 103501.

103501.  A county recorder shall issue a certified copy of a foreign birth or death recorded in the office of the county recorder only as an official record of the county recorder, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 27300 of the Government Code, and not as a certified copy of a vital record pursuant to Chapter 14 (commencing with Section 103525) of Part 1 of Division 102.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 76.5. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 13 - Recording Certification of Foreign Births and Deaths|Section 103505.

103505.  (a) A certification of birth or death outside of the United States shall not be recorded by the county recorder.(b) This section shall not apply to any court-order-delayed birth certificate or court-order-delayed death certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 103450) of Part 1 of Division 102.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 76.7. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103525.

103525.  (a)  The State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall, upon request and payment of the required fee, supply to an applicant a certified copy of the record of a birth, fetal death, death, marriage, or marriage dissolution registered with the official.When the original forms of certificates of live birth furnished by the State Registrar contain a printed section at the bottom containing medical and social data or labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only,” that section shall not be reproduced in a certified copy of the record except as specifically authorized in Section 102430.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other law, the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall provide certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records only as authorized under Section 103526 or 103526.5.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 5. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103525.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103525.5.

103525.5.  (a) (1) Until January 1, 2006, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a birth or death record shall pay an additional fee of two dollars ($2). Commencing January 1, 2006, this fee shall be reduced to one dollar ($1).(2) Commencing January 1, 2010, in addition to the fees prescribed by Sections 103625 and 103626, an applicant for a certified copy of a marriage record shall pay an additional fee of one dollar ($1).(b) Until January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit one dollar and sixty-five cents ($1.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month following the month in which the fee was received. Commencing January 1, 2006, each local registrar or county recorder collecting the fee pursuant to this section shall transmit sixty-five cents ($.65) of the fee to the State Registrar by the 10th day of the month in which the fee was received. These funds, and fees collected by the State Registrar pursuant to this section, shall be used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to develop safety and security measures to protect against fraudulent use of birth, death, and marriage records, including, but not limited to, computerizing records, redacting and removing signatures as required by law, and electronically distributing redacted records to local registrars and county recorders for their use in complying with Sections 103526 and 103526.5.(c) Thirty-five cents ($0.35) of the fee specified in subdivision (a) shall be retained by the public official charged with the collection of the fee to defray the costs of the additional security features required by Sections 103526 and 103526.5.(d) The entire amount of the fee collected pursuant to subdivision (a) by the State Registrar shall be retained and used by the State Registrar, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purpose specified in subdivision (b). The entire amount of the fee collected by the local registrar or county recorder pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be retained and used by that official for the purpose specified in subdivision (c).(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 6. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103526.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103526.5.

103526.5.  (a) Each certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage record issued pursuant to Section 103525 shall include the date issued, the name of the issuing officer, the signature of the issuing officer, whether that is the State Registrar, local registrar, county recorder, or county clerk, or an authorized facsimile thereof, and the seal of the issuing office.(b) All certified copies of birth, death, and marriage records issued pursuant to Section 103525 shall be printed on chemically sensitized security paper that measures 81/2 inches by 11 inches and that has the following features:(1) Intaglio print.(2) Latent image.(3) Fluorescent, consecutive numbering with matching barcode.(4) Microprint line.(5) Prismatic printing.(6) Watermark.(7) Void pantograph.(8) Fluorescent security threads.(9) Fluorescent fibers.(10) Any other security features deemed necessary by the State Registrar.(c) (1) The State Registrar may suspend the use of any security feature described in subdivision (b) if necessary to enable the State Registrar, local registrar, county recorder, or county clerk to supply an applicant with a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage record issued pursuant to Section 103525.(2) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement this subdivision through all-county letters or similar instructions from the State Registrar without taking regulatory action.(d) The State Registrar, local registrars, county recorders, and county clerks shall take precautions to ensure that uniform and consistent standards are used statewide to safeguard the security paper described in subdivision (b), including, but not limited to, the following measures:(1) Security paper shall be maintained under secure conditions so as not to be accessible to the public.(2) A log shall be kept of all visitors allowed in the area where security paper is stored.(3) All spoilage shall be accounted for and subsequently destroyed by shredding on the premises.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 255, Sec. 2. (AB 1546) Effective September 9, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103526.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103526.6.

103526.6.  (a) The State Registrar, in consultation with the County Recorders’ Association of California and other stakeholders, shall study all security features for paper used to print a vital record pursuant to Section 103525, or alternative security features that are equal to or better than those that are currently mandated.(b) (1) On or before January 1, 2018, the State Registrar shall submit to the Legislature a report that contains the findings of the study conducted pursuant to subdivision (a) and legislative recommendations pertaining to those findings.(2) A report submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 255, Sec. 3. (AB 1546) Effective September 9, 2016.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103527.

103527.  (a) The State Registrar shall appoint a Vital Records Protection Advisory Committee to study and make recommendations to protect individual privacy, inhibit identity theft, and prevent fraud involving birth, death, and marriage certificates while providing needed access to birth, death, and marriage record information to those seeking it for legitimate purposes. The committee shall have the following duties:(1) Review and make recommendations as to the adequacy of procedures to safeguard individual privacy and prevent fraud, while ensuring appropriate access to birth, death, and marriage records.(2) Make recommendations to the State Registrar as to items that should be redacted from informational certified copies of birth, death, and nonconfidential marriage certificates issued pursuant to Section 103526.(3) Make recommendations to the State Registrar regarding fraud prevention measures concerning vital records.(b) The committee shall include representatives from private and governmental entities that use vital records as identity or legal documents, consumers, law enforcement officials, genealogists, and organizations that research vital records for legal or social purposes. The State Registrar shall make every effort to ensure that committee membership also represents the community at large.(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), membership on the committee shall be for a term of three years.(2) Appointments shall be made on a staggered basis to allow for a change of one-third of the membership on an annual basis. One-third of the initial committee membership shall be appointed to one-year terms, and one-third of the initial committee membership shall be appointed to two-year terms.(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 412, Sec. 9. (AB 130) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103528.

103528.  The department may create an automated system for the purposes of implementing Sections 103525, 103525.5, 103526, and 103526.5.(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 914, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103530.

103530.  Certified copies of certificates of births shall be issued only when the applicant for the certified copy is able to furnish information, exclusive of file numbers, adequate for identification and location of the amended record.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103535 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103535.

103535.  Upon application of a parent, the local registrar or county recorder shall request a copy of a new birth certificate amended under Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 102625) from the State Registrar. When a request of this type is received, the State Registrar shall send a copy of the new certificate to the local registrar or county recorder who shall then issue certified copies from the document. The copy of the new certificate returned to the local registrar or county recorder under this procedure shall be filed in the same manner as the copies of other certificates representing births that occurred during the same time period.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 889, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103540.

103540.  Prior to issuing a certified copy of a birth record, the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder shall determine whether their respective birth records or index to the records have been revised pursuant to Section 102245 to indicate the death of the registrant whose birth record is requested. If the records or index have been so revised, the certified copy provided the applicant shall display the legend “DECEASED,” which shall be indelibly printed or stamped, in boldface style not less than one-half inch in height, within near proximity to the space reserved for the registrant’s name. The State Registrar shall adopt regulations to implement this section.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103545 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103545.

103545.  Certified copies of birth, fetal death, death, and marriage records may be made only by the State Registrar, by duly appointed and acting local registrars during their term of office, and by county recorders.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103550.

103550.  Any birth, fetal death, death, or marriage record that was registered within a period of one year from the date of the event under the provisions of this part, or any copy of the record or part thereof, properly certified by the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder, is prima facie evidence in all courts and places of the facts stated therein.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103555.

103555.  A short form of certification of birth registration that shall contain only identification information may be issued by the State Registrar, by the county recorder, or by any local registrar.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103560.

103560.  A short form of certification of death registration, including only identification information and excluding the medical statement of the cause of death, may be issued by the State Registrar, county recorder, or any local registrar, upon forms prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103565.

103565.  The Office of the State Registrar, upon request, may furnish the United States Public Health Service with vital statistics relating to births, deaths, marriages, and marriage dissolutions for utilization in the national vital statistics program. Such vital statistics may be furnished on a contract reimbursement or other satisfactory basis that will insure that the reimbursement shall not be less than the cost to the state nor exceed the federal government’s fair share of the cost of the statewide vital statistics registration and reporting system.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103570 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103570.

103570.  A certification limited to a statement as to the date of birth of any child needed for admission to school or for the purpose of securing employment shall be issued without fee by the local registrar or county recorder upon request of any parents or guardian.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103575.

103575.  The state or local registrar or county recorder may, without fee verify a date and place of birth, when the applicant can present sufficient information to identify the birth record.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103578 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103578.

103578.  (a) Each local registrar or county recorder shall, without a fee, issue a certified record of live birth to any person who demonstrates that he or she is a youth who has been placed in foster care, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 11400 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. A county welfare agency that has relevant knowledge regarding the youth shall verify that the youth has been placed in foster care for purposes of this section. A certificate issued pursuant to this section shall not contain a stamp indicating that the certified record is for government use only.(b) In accordance with all other application requirements as set forth in Section 103526, a request for a certified record of live birth made pursuant to this section shall be made by a youth who has been placed in foster care, on his or her own behalf, or by any person who is lawfully entitled to request a certified record of live birth on behalf of a youth placed in foster care. A person applying for a certified record of live birth pursuant to this section is entitled to one birth record per application for each eligible person verified as a youth who has been placed in foster care. For purposes of this subdivision, a completed affidavit as described in subdivision (c) is sufficient verification that a person is a youth placed in foster care. A person applying for a certified record of live birth pursuant to this section shall not be charged a fee for verification of his or her eligibility.(c) The State Department of Public Health shall develop an affidavit attesting to an applicant’s status as a youth placed in foster care. For purposes of this section, the affidavit shall not be deemed complete unless it is signed by both the person making a request for a certified record of live birth pursuant to subdivision (a) and a county welfare agency that has relevant knowledge regarding the youth to verify that the youth has been placed in foster care.(d) Notwithstanding the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code), the department may implement and administer this section through an all-county letter or similar instructions from the director or State Registrar without taking regulatory action.(e) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2019.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 551, Sec. 1. (AB 2967) Effective January 1, 2019. Section operative July 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103580 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103580.

103580.  The State Registrar, local registrar or county recorder may use a printed, stamped or photographically reproduced facsimile signature in certifying to a record in his or her office provided the certification has the seal of his or her office affixed thereto.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103585 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103585.

103585.  Certified copies or certification of abstract information required to be filed under authority of Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 103200) in the offices of the State Registrar and county clerks shall not include information relative to occupation, highest school grade completed, color or race, religious denomination, previous marriages ended by death, divorce or annulment, or children.(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 103590 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 102 - VITAL RECORDS AND HEALTH STATISTICS|PART 1 - VITAL RECORDS|CHAPTER 14 - Certified Copy and Verification of Records|Section 103590.

103590.  (a)  The State Registrar shall, upon request and payment of a fee, as provided in subdivision (c), supply to any applicant a decorative heirloom certificate, as described in subdivision (b), of any birth registered with that official. When the original form of the certificate of a live birth furnished by the State Registrar contains a printed section at the bottom containing medical and social data or labeled “Confidential Information for Public Health Use Only,” that section shall not be reproduced in the copy of the record. If the original form of the certificate of live birth has been sealed, the information on the sealed certificate shall not be included on the decorative heirloom certificate.(b)  The decorative heirloom certificate issued under subdivision (a) shall be of a distinctive design as determined by the department and shall include the seal of the State of California and a facsimile of the State Registrar’s signature, but shall include no elected official’s signature. The certificate shall only contain identification information, as determined by the State Registrar. (c)  The fee required for the decorative heirloom birth certificate issued pursuant to this section shall be thirty-two dollars ($32) until December 31, 1988, at which time the fee shall be reduced to thirty dollars ($30). Until December 31, 1988, not less than ten dollars ($10) of the fee shall be allocated to the State Children’s Trust Fund established in Section 18969 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. After December 31, 1988, not less than fifteen dollars ($15) of the fee shall be allocated to the State Children’s Trust Fund. The remainder of the fee shall be utilized to reimburse the State Department of Health Services and the State Registrar, in part, for the administrative costs of developing, preparing, and providing the decorative heirloom certificate. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1996.)