Alabama Administrative Code › Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH › Chapter 420-7-1 - VITAL STATISTICS › Section 420-7-1-.25 - Fees

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Fees to be paid to the Center for Health Statistics shall be as
				set out in
Code of Ala. 1975
, Section
				22-9A-23.
(1) The portion of the fee for a search for
			 or a certified copy of every vital record issued in a local registration
			 district that shall be retained in the local office shall be five twelfths
			 (5/12) of the fee set in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-23(a)(1).
			 The remainder of the fee shall be forwarded to the State Board of Health for
			 operation and maintenance of the vital records system.
(2) The portion of the fee for each
			 additional certified copy of every vital record issued in a local registration
			 district that shall be retained in the local office shall be one half (1/2) of
			 the fee set in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-23(a)(2).
			 The remainder of the fee shall be forwarded to the State Board of Health for
			 operation and maintenance of the vital records system.
(3) The fee for any request that involves a
			 search for a particular record to locate a requested document such as an
			 Acknowledgment of Paternity, documents filed with a record, or any other
			 documents associated with a record other than a sealed file, shall be at
			 minimum the fee specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-23(a)(1).
(4) The fee for a search that requires
			 opening a sealed file for processing shall be at minimum, the fee specified in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
								22-9A-23(a)(5).
(5) Appropriate fees for the preparation of
			 statistical research requests shall be determined by the State Registrar but
			 shall, at minimum, cover the cost of staff time for production of the
			 information requested. Additional amounts may be charged to cover the costs of
			 the operation and maintenance of the vital records system used to collect the
			 information provided for the statistical research.
(6) As specified in
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, §
								22-9A-23(a)(1),
			 fees paid for a search of the records cover the cost for making the search and
			 reporting the findings of that search. Fees for the search are not refundable
			 if a record cannot be located. Instead, an official report of the findings of
			 the search shall be issued in a format determined by the State
			 Registrar.
(7) Unless otherwise
			 specified in the
Code of Ala. 1975
,
and these Rules, fees for special processes such as amendment or correction,
			 new certificate after adoption or parentage determination, delayed certificate,
			 etc. must be paid along with the application for such request and prior to
			 processing such request. Fees paid cover the costs involved for staff time to
			 handle the request and fees are not refundable if the request cannot be
			 completed due to lack of sufficient or adequate documentation as required in
			 the
Code of Ala. 1975
,
and these
			 Rules.
(8) If a court orders an
			 action to be completed to a birth certificate or the law requires an action to
			 be taken to a birth certificate on file in the Center for Health Statistics,
			 that action may be processed prior to receiving the fee for the action. Once
			 the action has been completed, the fee must be paid by the registrant, one of
			 the registrant's parents if the registrant is under 19 years of age, or the
			 legal guardian of the registrant before a certified copy of the record may be
			 issued to any of those individuals.
Authors:
Dorothy S. Harshbarger, Nicole
				  Henderson Rushing
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										22-9A-2,
				  22-9A-23.