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IA Code § 144.18 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.18 - Court hearing.

144.18 Court hearing.   1. The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the registration official who refused to register the petitioner’s delayed certificate of birth at least ten days’ notice of such hearing. If both persons to be named as parents are not a party to the petition, such person or persons, if living, shall also be given at least ten days’ notice of the hearing. The court shall prescribe the manner of such notice. Such official, or the official’s authorized representative, may appear and testify in the proceeding.   2. If the court from the evidence presented finds that the person for whom a delayed certificate of birth is sought was born in this state, it shall make findings as the case may require and shall issue an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar to establish a record of birth. The order shall include the birth data to be registered, a description of the evidence presented, and the date of the court’s action.   3. The clerks of the district court shall forward each order to the state registrar not later than the tenth day of the calendar month following the month in which it was entered. The order shall be registered by the state registrar and shall constitute the record of birth, from which copies may be issued in accordance with sections 144.42 through 144.46.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.18]  2017 Acts, ch 29, §42  Referred to in §144.15, 144.25, 331.611
IA Code § 144.19 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.19 - Adoption certificate.

144.19 Adoption certificate.   For each adoption decreed by any court in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a certificate of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. The certificate shall include a report of the facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person adopted, 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. A fee established by the department by rule based on average administrative cost shall be collected for the preparation of a certificate of adoption. Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the general fund of the state.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.19; 81 Acts, ch 64, §4]  Referred to in §144.23, 600.13
IA Code § 144.20 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.20 - Information.

144.20 Information.   Information in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the adoption report shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each petitioner for adoption or the petitioner’s attorney. The social agency, welfare agency, or other person concerned shall supply the court with such additional information in their possession as necessary to complete the certificate. The provision of such information shall be submitted to the court prior to the issuance of a final decree in the matter by the court, unless found by the court to be unavailable after diligent inquiry.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.20]
IA Code § 144.21 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.21 - Amended record.

144.21 Amended record.   Whenever an adoption decree is amended or annulled, the clerk of the court shall prepare a certificate, which shall include facts necessary to identify the original adoption report, and facts in the adoption decree necessary to properly amend the birth record.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.21]
IA Code § 144.22 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.22 - Clerk to report to state registrar.

144.22 Clerk to report to state registrar.   Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar certificates of adoption, or amendment or annulment of adoption, entered in the preceding month, together with such related reports as the state registrar requires. The state registrar, upon receipt from a court of a certificate of adoption, or amendment or annulment of adoption, for a person born outside this state shall forward the certificate to the appropriate registration authority in the state of birth.  [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.22]
IA Code § 144.23 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.23 - State registrar to issue new certificate.

144.23 State registrar to issue new certificate.   The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state, when the state registrar receives the following:   1. An adoption report as provided in section 144.19, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to identify the original certificate of birth and to establish a new certificate of birth.   2. A request that a new certificate be established and evidence proving that the person for whom the new certificate is requested has been legitimated, or that a court of competent jurisdiction has determined the paternity of the person.   3. A notarized affidavit by a licensed physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician and surgeon stating that by reason of surgery or other treatment by the licensee, the sex designation of the person has been changed. The state registrar may make a further investigation or require further information necessary to determine whether a sex change has occurred.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.23]  2002 Acts, ch 1040, §1, 5; 2005 Acts, ch 89, §12  Referred to in §600.13
IA Code § 144.24 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.24 - Substituting new for original birth certificates — inspection.

144.24 Substituting new for original birth certificates — inspection.   If a new certificate of birth is established, the actual place and date of birth shall be shown on the certificate. The certificate shall be substituted for the original certificate of birth. Thereafter, the original certificate and the evidence of adoption, paternity, legitimation, or sex change shall not be subject to inspection except under order of a court of competent jurisdiction, including but not limited to an order issued pursuant to section 600.16A, or as provided by administrative rule for statistical or administrative purposes only. However, the state registrar shall, upon the application of an adult adopted person, a biological parent, an adoptive parent, or the legal representative of the adult adopted person, the biological parent, or the adoptive parent, inspect the original certificate and the evidence of adoption and reveal to the applicant the date of the adoption and the name and address of the court which issued the adoption decree.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2406; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.21, 144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.24]  91 Acts, ch 243, §2; 99 Acts, ch 141, §18  Referred to in §144.13A
IA Code § 144.25 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.25 - No previous certificate — procedure.

144.25 No previous certificate — procedure.   1. If no certificate of birth is on file for the person for whom a new certificate is to be established, a delayed certificate of birth shall be filed with the state registrar as provided in section 144.15, or sections 144.17 and 144.18, before a new certificate of birth is established, except that when the date and place of birth and parentage have been established in the adoption proceedings, a delayed certificate shall not be required.   2. When a new certificate of birth is established by the state registrar, all copies of the original certificate of birth in the custody of any custodian of permanent local records in this state shall be sealed from inspection or forwarded to the state registrar of vital statistics, as the state registrar shall direct.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.25]
IA Code § 144.25A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.25A - Certificate of birth — foreign and international adoptions.

144.25A Certificate of birth — foreign and international adoptions.   The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to establish a procedure for the issuance of a certificate of birth for children adopted pursuant to section 600.15.  2002 Acts, ch 1040, §2, 5
IA Code § 144.28 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.28 - Medical certification.

144.28 Medical certification.   1. a. For the purposes of this section, “nonnatural cause of death” means the death is a direct or indirect result of physical, chemical, thermal, or electrical trauma, or drug or alcohol intoxication or other poisoning.   b. Unless there is a nonnatural cause of death, the medical certification shall be completed and signed by the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner in charge of the patient’s care for the illness or condition which resulted in death within seventy-two hours after receipt of the death certificate from the funeral director or individual who initially assumes custody of the body.   c. If there is a nonnatural cause of death, the county or state medical examiner shall be notified and shall conduct an inquiry.   d. If the decedent was an infant or child and the cause of death is not known, a medical examiner’s inquiry shall be conducted and an autopsy performed as necessary to exclude a nonnatural cause of death.   e. If upon inquiry into a death, the county or state medical examiner determines that a preexisting natural disease or condition was the likely cause of death and that the death does not affect the public interest as described in section 331.802, subsection 3, the medical examiner may elect to defer to the physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner in charge of the patient’s preexisting condition the certification of the cause of death.   f. When an inquiry is required by the county or state medical examiner, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause and manner of death and shall complete and sign the medical certification within seventy-two hours after determination of the cause and manner of death.   2. The person completing the medical certification of cause of death shall attest to its accuracy either by signature or by an electronic process approved by rule.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2320; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.4(18); C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.28]  97 Acts, ch 159, §16; 2002 Acts, ch 1098, §2; 2007 Acts, ch 159, §26; 2008 Acts, ch 1058, §13; 2011 Acts, ch 26, §3  Referred to in §144.35, 331.611
IA Code § 144.29 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.29 - Fetal deaths.

144.29 Fetal deaths.   1. A fetal death certificate for each fetal death which occurs in this state after a gestation period of twenty completed weeks or greater, or for a fetus with a weight of three hundred fifty grams or more shall be filed as directed by the state registrar within three days after delivery and prior to final disposition of the fetus. The certificate shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this chapter.   2. The county in which a dead fetus is found is the county of death. The certificate shall be filed within three days after the fetus is found. If a fetal death occurs in a moving conveyance, the county in which the fetus is first removed from the conveyance is the county of death.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2405; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.20; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.29]  88 Acts, ch 1158, §41; 97 Acts, ch 159, §17  Referred to in §144.35, 331.611
IA Code § 144.30 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.30 - Funeral director’s duty — fetal death certificate.

144.30 Funeral director’s duty — fetal death certificate.   The funeral director who first assumes custody of a fetus shall file the fetal death certificate. In the absence of such a person, the physician or other person in attendance at or after the delivery shall file the certificate of fetal death. The person filing the certificate shall obtain the personal data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or source available and shall obtain the medical certification of cause of death from the person responsible for completing the certification. When a person other than a funeral director assumes custody of a fetus, the person shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this section.  [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.30]  97 Acts, ch 159, §18  Referred to in §144.31A, 331.611
IA Code § 144.31 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.31 - Medical certification — fetal death.

144.31 Medical certification — fetal death.   1. The medical certification for a fetal death shall be completed within seventy-two hours after delivery by the physician in attendance at or after delivery except when inquiry is required by the county medical examiner.   2. When a fetal death occurs without medical attendance upon the mother at or after delivery or when inquiry is required by the county medical examiner, the medical examiner shall investigate the cause of fetal death and shall complete the medical certification within seventy-two hours after taking charge of the case. The person completing the medical certification of cause of fetal death shall attest to its accuracy either by signature or as authorized by rule.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2322, 2323, 2405; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.6, 141.7, 144.20; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.31]  97 Acts, ch 159, §19; 2010 Acts, ch 1163, §1  Referred to in §144.35, 331.611
IA Code § 144.31A (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.31A - Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

144.31A Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.   1. As used in this section:   a. “Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth” means a document issued based upon a properly filed fetal death certificate to record the birth of a stillborn fetus.   b. “Stillbirth” means stillbirth as defined in section 136A.2.   2. After each fetal death that occurs in the state which is also a stillbirth, the person required to file the fetal death certificate pursuant to section 144.30 shall advise any parent named on the fetal death certificate that the parent may request the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth following registration of a fetal death certificate.   3. The department may prescribe by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A the form and content of a request and the process for requesting a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.   4. The department shall prescribe by rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A the form and content of and the fee for the preparation of a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.   a. At a minimum, the rules shall require that the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth contain all of the following:   (1) The date of the stillbirth.   (2) The county in which the stillbirth occurred.   (3) A first name, middle name, last name, no name, or combination of these as requested by the parent.   (4) The state file number of the corresponding fetal death certificate.   (5) The statement: “This certificate is not proof of live birth.”   b. The fees collected shall be remitted to the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state and the vital records fund in accordance with section 144.46.   5. Only a parent named on the fetal death certificate may request a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth may be requested and issued at any time regardless of the date on which the fetal death certificate was issued.   6. A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth is not required to be filed or registered.   7. A certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall not be used to establish, bring, or support a civil cause of action seeking damages against any person for bodily injury, personal injury, or wrongful death for a stillbirth.  2012 Acts, ch 1022, §1, 2  Referred to in §331.611
IA Code § 144.32 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.32 - Burial transit permit.

144.32 Burial transit permit.   1. If a person other than a funeral director, medical examiner, or emergency medical service assumes custody of a dead body or fetus, the person shall secure a burial transit permit. To be valid, the burial transit permit must be issued by the county medical examiner, a funeral director, or the state registrar. The permit shall be obtained prior to the removal of the body or fetus from the place of death and the permit shall accompany the body or fetus to the place of final disposition.   2. To transfer a dead body or fetus outside of this state, the funeral director who first assumes custody of the dead body or fetus shall obtain a burial transit permit prior to the transfer. The permit shall accompany the dead body or fetus to the place of final disposition.   3. A dead body or fetus brought into this state for final disposition shall be accompanied by a burial transit permit under the law of the state in which the death occurred.   4. A burial transit permit shall not be issued to a person other than a funeral director when the cause of death is or is suspected to be a communicable disease as defined by rule of the department.  93 Acts, ch 139, §5; 97 Acts, ch 159, §20; 2012 Acts, ch 1069, §2  Referred to in §156.2, 331.611, 331.804, 523I.309
IA Code § 144.33 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.33 - Bodies brought into state.

144.33 Bodies brought into state.   A burial transit permit issued under the law of another state which accompanies a dead body or fetus brought into this state shall be authority for final disposition of the body or fetus in this state.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2324; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.18; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.33]  Referred to in §331.611
IA Code § 144.34 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.34 - Disinterment — permit.

144.34 Disinterment — permit.   1. a. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus, without a court order, shall be allowed for the purpose of autopsy or reburial only, and then only if supervised by a funeral director.   b. Disinterment of cremated remains, without a court order, shall be allowed, but only if supervised by a funeral director.   c. The state registrar, without a court order, shall not issue a permit without the consent of the person authorized to control the decedent’s remains under section 144C.5.   2. a. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for the purpose of reburial may be allowed by court order only upon a showing of substantial benefit to the public, and then only if supervised by a funeral director.   b. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for the purpose of autopsy by court order shall be allowed only when reasonable cause is shown that someone is criminally or civilly responsible for such death, after hearing, upon reasonable notice prescribed by the court to the person authorized to control the decedent’s remains under section 144C.5, and then only if supervised by a funeral director.   c. Disinterment of a dead body or fetus for the purpose of cremation may be allowed by court order only if supervised by a funeral director. Subsequent to the disinterment, cremation of the body shall only be allowed upon a determination by the state or county medical examiner that the death was due to natural causes.   3. A permit for disinterment shall be issued by the state registrar according to rules adopted pursuant to chapter 17A or when ordered by the district court of the county in which such body is buried. A person authorized to control final disposition of a decedent’s remains under section 144C.5 is an interested person and shall be entitled to notice prior to the obtaining of a court order.   4. Due consideration under this section shall be given to the public health, the preferences of a person authorized to control final disposition of a decedent’s remains under section 144C.5, and any court order.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2337, 2338; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.21, 141.22; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.34]  2008 Acts, ch 1051, §2, 22; 2020 Acts, ch 1025, §2  Referred to in §144.52, 331.611, 523I.309, 523I.402  Section amended
IA Code § 144.35 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.35 - Extensions of time by rules.

144.35 Extensions of time by rules.   The department may, by regulation and upon such conditions as it may prescribe to assure compliance with the purposes of this chapter, provide for extension of the periods prescribed in sections 144.26, 144.28, 144.29, and 144.31, for filing of death certificates, fetal death certificates, and medical certifications of cause of death in cases in which compliance with the applicable prescribed period would result in undue hardship.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2318; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §141.2(2); C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.35]  91 Acts, ch 116, §2  Referred to in §331.611
IA Code § 144.36 (2021)
2021 Iowa Code|Title IV - PUBLIC HEALTH|Chapter 144 - VITAL STATISTICS|Section 144.36 - Marriage certificate filed — prohibited information.

144.36 Marriage certificate filed — prohibited information.   1. A certificate recording each marriage performed in this state shall be filed with the state registrar. The county registrar shall prepare the certificate on the form furnished by the state registrar upon the basis of information obtained from the parties to be married, who shall attest to the information by their signatures. The county registrar in each county shall keep a record book for marriages. The form of marriage record books shall be uniform throughout the state. A properly indexed permanent record of marriage certificates upon microfilm, electronic computer, or data processing equipment may be kept in lieu of marriage record books.   2. Every person who performs a marriage shall certify the fact of marriage and return the certificate to the county registrar within fifteen days after the ceremony. The certificate shall be signed by the witnesses to the ceremony and the person performing the ceremony.   3. The certificate of marriage shall not contain information concerning the race of the married persons, previous marriages of the married persons, or the educational level of the married persons.   4. The county registrar shall record and forward to the state registrar on or before the tenth day of each calendar month the original certificates of marriages filed with the county registrar during the preceding calendar month and the fees collected by the county registrar on behalf of the state for applications for a license to marry in accordance with section 331.605, subsection 1, paragraph “g”.  [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §2421, 2422, 2425; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.36, 144.37, 144.40; C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §144.36]  83 Acts, ch 186, §10048, 10201; 85 Acts, ch 195, §18; 95 Acts, ch 124, §6, 26; 99 Acts, ch 114, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1061, §163  Referred to in §331.611, 595.16A  See also §595.13 regarding certificate return