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18 V.S.A. § 5014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally|§ 5014. Confidentiality

§ 5014. Confidentiality|(a)(1) A vital record, or information therein, that by law is designated confidential or by a similar term, that by law may only be disclosed to specifically designated persons, or that by law is not a public record, is exempt from inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential to the extent provided by law.  (2) Records or information described in subdivision (1) of this subsection may be disclosed:  (A) for public health or research purposes in accordance with law; (B) to a regulatory or law enforcement agency for enforcement purposes, if the agency has agreed to accept the terms of an agreement with the Office of Vital Records governing use and confidentiality of the information; (C) to the vital records office of another state, if the subject of the vital record was a resident of the other state at the time of the vital event that led to creation of the record; or (D) in a summary, statistical, or other format in which particular individuals are not identified directly or indirectly.    (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section and subdivision (2) of this subsection, the following information is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act, shall be kept confidential, and, in any civil action, shall not be subject to discovery or subpoena or be admissible:   (A) Social Security information and information collected only for medical and health purposes in reports of birth; (B) Social Security numbers in reports of death or in preliminary reports of death; (C) prior marriage and legal guardianship information and elections to dissolve a civil union in a marriage or civil union license or license application; (D) such other information contained in a vital record as the State Registrar may designate through a rule adopted pursuant to 3 V.S.A. chapter 25, but only if the designation is necessary to protect the privacy of an individual.  (2) The person who is the subject of the record or his or her authorized representative shall be entitled to obtain a copy of the information.   (c) Information in or received from the Vital Records Alert System is exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential, except that, in addition to the exceptions to confidentiality provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, such information may be shared with an issuing agent in order to correct and prevent mistakes and criminal activity. (Added 2017, No. 46, § 15, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5017
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 101 - Vital Records Generally|§ 5017. Fees for copies

§ 5017. Fees for copies|For a certified copy of a vital event certificate, the fee shall be $10.00. (Added 2017, No. 46, § 18, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5071
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5071. Birth certificates; who to make; return

§ 5071. Birth certificates; who to make; return|(a) On or before the fifth business day of each live birth that occurs in this State, the attending physician or designee or midwife or, if no attending physician or midwife is present, a parent of the child or a legal guardian of a mother under 18 years of age shall file with the State Registrar a report of birth in the form and manner prescribed by the State Registrar. The State Registrar shall register the report in the Statewide Registration System if it has been completed properly and filed in accordance with this chapter. The portion of the registered birth report that is not confidential under section 5014 of this title is the birth certificate.(b) At the time of the birth of a child, each parent shall furnish the following information to enable completion of the report of birth required under subsection (a) of this section: the parent's name, address, and Social Security number and the name and date of birth of the child.(c)(1) Whoever assumes the custody of a live-born infant of unknown parentage shall file a report of birth with the State Registrar in the form and manner prescribed by the State Registrar.  (2) If the child is identified and a certificate of birth is found or obtained, the report and any certificate created under this section and copies thereof shall be deposited with the State Registrar and kept confidential, to be opened upon court order only.   (d) The name of the father shall be included on the report of birth and on any birth certificate of the child of unmarried parents only if the father and mother have signed a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage or a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction has issued an adjudication of parentage.(e) When a birth certificate is issued, a parent or parents shall be identified with gender-neutral nomenclature. (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 26; 1997, No. 63, § 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; 2013, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2017, No. 46, § 20, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5072
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5072. Notice to parent for correction or completion

§ 5072. Notice to parent for correction or completion|Within three months after each birth that occurs in the State, except for the birth of a child known to have died or to have been surrendered for adoption, the State Registrar shall send a notice of birth registration to the parents of the child. The notice shall contain the pertinent facts such as the child's full name, date and place of birth, and the names of the parents, with instructions and a form on which to apply for corrections or additions. (Amended 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2017, No. 46, § 21, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5073
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5073. Birth certificate corrections, completions

§ 5073. Birth certificate corrections, completions|(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, within six months after the date of birth, the State Registrar may correct or complete a birth certificate in the Statewide Registration System upon application of a parent, the hospital in which the birth occurred, or the certifying attendant.  (2) At any time after the date of birth, the State Registrar may complete a birth certificate to add the name of a parent only upon request of the registrant or his or her parent or guardian and upon the receipt of:  (A) a properly executed voluntary acknowledgment of parentage; or (B) a decree of a court or administrative agency of competent jurisdiction adjudicating parentage.  (3) Within six months after the date of birth, the State Registrar may complete or change the name of a child upon joint application of the parents or upon application of the parent if only one parent is listed on the birth certificate. A court order shall not be required, except for completions or changes of name more than six months after the date of birth.   (b) If the State Registrar determines that a correction or completion requested under this section is unwarranted, he or she may deny an application, in which case the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court. The court shall review the petition and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the correction or completion is warranted. The court shall transmit a decree ordering a correction or completion to the State Registrar, who shall correct or complete the certificate in accordance with the decree.(c) A corrected or completed certificate shall be free of any evidence of the change and shall not be marked "Amended." However, the State Registrar shall record and maintain in the Statewide Registration System the source of the information, the nature and content of the change, the identity of the person making the change, and the date the change was made.(d) [Repealed.]  (Amended 1979, No. 56, § 8; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1985, No. 33, § 1; 2017, No. 46, § 22, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.6, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 15, § 2.)
18 V.S.A. § 5074
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5074. Penalty

§ 5074. Penalty|A person who fails to comply with a provision of sections 5071-5073 of this title shall be fined $5.00.
18 V.S.A. § 5075
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5075. Issuance of amended or delayed birth certificate

§ 5075. Issuance of amended or delayed birth certificate|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 5073(a)(2) of this title, after six months from the date of birth, any alteration of the birth certificate of a person born in this State shall be deemed an amendment. Upon application by the registrant, his or her parent or guardian, the hospital in which the birth occurred, or the certifying attendant, setting forth the amendment desired and the reason for it, the State Registrar may amend the birth certificate if the application and relevant evidence, if any, show that the amendment is warranted.(b) A person born in this State for whom no certificate of birth was filed during the first year following birth, or his or her parent or guardian, may apply to the State Registrar to determine the facts with respect to the birth and to issue a delayed certificate of birth.(c) If the State Registrar denies an application under this section, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court, which shall review the application and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the amendment or issuance of a delayed certificate is warranted. The court shall transmit a decree ordering an amendment or issuance of a delayed certificate to the State Registrar, who shall amend or issue the certificate in accordance with the decree.(d) The State Registrar shall make any amendment and register any delayed certificate in the Statewide Registration System. Any amended birth certificate issued from the System shall indicate the word "Amended" and the date of amendment, and any delayed certificate issued from the System shall indicate the word "Delayed" and the date of registration. The State Registrar shall record and maintain in the System the identity of the person requesting the amendment or delayed certificate, the nature and content of the change made in the System, the person who made the amendment or registered the delayed certificate in the System, and the date of the amendment or registration.(e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 10; amended 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 64; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 46, § 24, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.7, eff. July 1, 2019; 2021, No. 15, § 3.)
18 V.S.A. § 5077a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5077a. New birth certificate due to parentage nomenclature on former report of birth form

§ 5077a. New birth certificate due to parentage nomenclature on former report of birth form|(a) If a parent of a person born in this State was unable to be listed as a parent on the person's birth certificate due to the lack of gender-neutral nomenclature on former report of birth forms provided by the Department of Health, and the person or the person's parent submits sufficient proof of parentage to the State Registrar, the State Registrar shall complete the birth certificate in the Statewide Registration System. If the State Registrar denies an application under this subsection, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court, which shall review the application and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the issuance of a new birth certificate is warranted. If the court issues a decree ordering the issuance of a new birth certificate, the State Registrar shall update the System in accordance with the decree. The State Registrar shall record in the System the identity of the person requesting the new certificate, the nature and content of the change, the person who made the change, and the date of the change. The State Registrar shall issue a new birth certificate from the System which shall not contain the word "Amended" or other special designation, and shall notify the town clerk or clerks with custody of the certificate, who shall replace the original with the new certificate and update indexes as directed by the State Registrar. The town clerk or clerks shall send the original to the State Registrar, who shall keep it confidential.(b), (c) [Repealed.]  (Added 2013, No. 183 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2017, No. 46, § 27, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5078
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5078. Adoption; new and amended birth certificate

§ 5078. Adoption; new and amended birth certificate|(a) When the State Registrar receives a report of adoption, a report of an amended adoption, or a report that an adoption has been set aside as provided in 15A V.S.A. § 3-801, or a record of adoption prepared and filed in accordance with the laws of another state or foreign country, he or she shall proceed as prescribed in 15A V.S.A. § 3-802.(b) If prior to July 1, 2019 a new birth certificate was issued following an adoption that contains a notation that it was issued by authority of this chapter, contains the filing dates of the original and the new birth certificate, or otherwise contains information that facially distinguishes it from an original, the adoptive parent or the adoptee if 14 years of age or older may apply to the State Registrar to issue a replacement birth certificate that does not contain distinguishing information. The State Registrar shall issue the replacement and notify any town clerk with custody of the version that contains distinguishing information, who shall substitute the latter with the replacement birth certificate. The town clerk shall send the version that contains distinguishing information to the State Registrar, who shall keep it confidential.(c) [Repealed.](d) [Repealed.](e) [Repealed.](f) [Repealed.]  (Amended 1959, No. 329 (Adj. Sess.), § 27, eff. March 1, 1961; 1979, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 1985, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2017, No. 46, § 30, eff. July 1, 2018; 2018, No. 11 (Sp. Sess.), § I.8, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5078a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5078a. Certificate of live birth for a foreign born child adopted in Vermont

§ 5078a. Certificate of live birth for a foreign born child adopted in Vermont|(a) The State Registrar shall establish in the Statewide Registration System a "certificate of live birth for a foreign born child" when he or she receives:  (1) a written request that the certificate be established:  (A) from the adopted person if 14 years of age or older; or (B) from the adoptive parent or parents if the adopted person is under 14 years of age; and  (2) a record of adoption issued under 15A V.S.A. § 3-801(a).   (b) The certificate shall include:  (1) the true or probable foreign country of birth and true or probable date of birth; (2) the adoptive parents as though they were natural parents; (3) a notation that it was issued by authority of this chapter; (4) a statement that the certificate is not evidence of U.S. citizenship; and (5) any other information the State Registrar may prescribe.   (c) The certificate shall not contain a statement whether the adopted person was illegitimate.(d), (e) [Repealed.]  (Added 1985, No. 229 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; amended 2017, No. 46, § 31, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5080
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5080. Effect of new certificate

§ 5080. Effect of new certificate|A new birth certificate issued under 15A V.S.A. § 3-802 and sections 5077a and 5112 of this title shall have the same force and effect as though registered in accordance with the provisions of section 5071 of this title. (Amended 2017, No. 46, § 32, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5083
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 103 - Birth Records|§ 5083. Participants in address confidentiality program

§ 5083. Participants in address confidentiality program|(a) If a participant in the program described in 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3 who is the parent of a child born during the period of program participation notifies the physician or midwife who delivers the child, or the hospital at which the child is delivered, not later than 10 days after the birth of the child, that the participant's confidential address should not appear on the child's birth certificate, then the address shall not be maintained in the Statewide Registration System and the State Registrar, town clerks, and any other issuing agent shall ensure the confidentiality of the address during the period of program participation in accordance with measures prescribed by the State Registrar. A participant who fails to provide such notice shall be deemed to have waived the provisions of this section.(b) The State Registrar shall notify the Secretary of State that a program participant has given notice under this section.(c) The State Registrar shall maintain a confidential record of the parent's actual mailing address and town of residence, which shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act.(d) Upon the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation of any parent of whom the Secretary of State received notice from the State Registrar, the Secretary of State shall notify the State Registrar.(e) Upon notice of the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation, the State Registrar shall update the Statewide Registration System and take such other steps as may be necessary to ensure that the actual mailing address and town of residence on the birth certificate are available for public inspection and copying in accordance with section 5016 of this title.(f) [Repealed.]  (Added 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2015, No. 23, § 9; 2017, No. 46, § 35, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5112
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 104 - Birth Records|§ 5112. Issuance of new birth certificate; change of sex

§ 5112. Issuance of new birth certificate; change of sex|(a)(1) Upon receipt of an application for a new birth certificate and after receiving sufficient evidence to determine that an individual's sexual reassignment has been completed, the State Registrar shall update the Statewide Registration System and issue a new birth certificate to:   (A) show that the sex of the individual born in this State has been changed; and (B) if the application is accompanied by a decree of the Probate Division authorizing a change of name associated with the change of sex, to reflect the change of name.  (2) The State Registrar shall record in the System the identity of the person requesting the new certificate, the nature and content of the change made, the person who made the change, and the date of the change.   (b)(1) An affidavit by a licensed physician who has treated or evaluated the individual stating that the individual has undergone surgical, hormonal, or other treatment appropriate for that individual for the purpose of gender transition shall constitute sufficient evidence to determine that sexual reassignment has been completed. The affidavit shall include the medical license number and signature of the physician.  (2) If the State Registrar denies an application under this section, the applicant may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court, which shall review the application and relevant evidence de novo to determine if the issuance of a new birth certificate under this section is warranted. If the court issues a decree ordering the issuance of a new birth certificate under this section, the State Registrar shall update the Statewide Registration System and issue a new birth certificate in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.   (c) A new certificate issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be substituted for the original birth certificate in official records. The new certificate shall not show that a change in name or sex, or both, has been made. The original birth certificate, the Probate Division change of name decree, if any, and any other records relating to the issuance of the new birth certificate shall be confidential and shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act; however an individual may have access to his or her own records and may authorize the State Registrar to confirm that he or she issued a new birth certificate to the individual that reflects a change in name or sex, or both.(d) If an individual born in this State has an amended birth certificate showing that the sex of the individual has been changed, and the birth certificate is marked "Court Amended" or otherwise clearly shows that it has been amended, the individual may receive a new birth certificate from the State Registrar upon application. (Added 2011, No. 35, § 4, eff. May 18, 2011; amended 2015, No. 23, § 10; 2017, No. 46, § 38, eff. July 1, 2019.)
18 V.S.A. § 5132
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 18 - Health|Chapter 105 - Civil Marriage Records and Licenses|§ 5132. Civil marriage license; participants in address confidentiality program

§ 5132. Civil marriage license; participants in address confidentiality program|(a) If a participant in the program described in 15 V.S.A. chapter 21, subchapter 3 notifies the town that the participant's confidential address should not appear on the civil marriage license or certificate, then the town clerk shall not disclose such confidential address or the participant's town of residence on any public records. A participant who fails to provide such notice shall be deemed to have waived the provisions of this section. If such notice is received, then notwithstanding section 5131 of this title, the town clerk shall file the civil marriage certificate with the State Registrar within 10 days after receipt, without the confidential address or town of residence, and shall not retain a copy of the civil marriage certificate.(b) The State Registrar shall receive and file for record all certificates filed in accordance with this section, and shall ensure that a person's confidential address and town of residence do not appear on the civil marriage certificate during the period that the person is a program participant. A certificate filed in accordance with this section shall be a public document. The State Registrar shall notify the Secretary of State of the receipt of a civil marriage certificate on behalf of a program participant.(c) The Department shall maintain a confidential record of the person's actual mailing address and town of residence. Such record shall be exempt from public inspection and copying under the Public Records Act.(d) Upon the renewal, expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation of any person of whom the Secretary of State received notice from the State Registrar, the Secretary of State shall notify the State Registrar.(e) Upon notice of the expiration, withdrawal, invalidation, or cancellation of program participation, the State Registrar shall enter the actual mailing address and town of residence on the original marriage certificate and shall transmit the completed original civil marriage certificate to the town clerk where the certificate was issued.(f) The town clerk shall process certificates received in this manner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Added 1999, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2001; amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2015, No. 23, § 11; 2017, No. 113 (Adj. Sess.), § 92.)