June 15, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Caswell, Farhat and Pastor and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled
"Public health code,"
by amending section 2882 (MCL 333.2882), as amended by 2002 PA 691.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2882. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890,
upon written request and payment of the prescribed fee, the state
registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the
following:
(a)
A certified copy of a live birth record
, or an
affidavit
of parentage filed after June 1, 1997 ,
or a record of
stillbirth
filed after June 1, 2003 to 1 any
of the following:
(i) The individual who is the subject of the record.
(ii) A parent named in the record.
(iii) An heir, a legal representative, or a legal guardian or
custodian of the individual who is the subject of the record.
(iv) A court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) If the live birth record is 100 or more years old, a
certified copy of the live birth record to any applicant.
(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of
death, to any applicant.
(d) A certified copy of a marriage or divorce record to any
applicant, except as provided by rule.
(e) A certified copy of an application for a marriage license
to any of the following:
(i) The bride named on the application.
(ii) The groom named on the application.
(iii) A parent named on the application.
(f) (e)
A certified copy of a fetal death record that was
filed before September 30, 1978, to any applicant.
(g) A certificate of stillbirth filed after June 1, 2003 to
any of the following:
(i) A parent named on the record.
(ii) An heir of a parent named on the record.
(iii) A court of competent jurisdiction.
(2) Upon written request of an adult who has been adopted and
payment of the prescribed fee, the state registrar shall issue to
that individual a copy of his or her original certificate of live
birth, if the written request identifies the name of the adult
adoptee and is accompanied by a copy of a central adoption registry
clearance reply form that was completed by the family independence
agency and delivered to that individual as required by section
68(9) of the Michigan adoption code, chapter X of the probate code
of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.68.
(3) Upon written request of a confidential intermediary
appointed under section 68b of the Michigan adoption code, chapter
X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.68b,
presentation of a certified copy of the order of appointment,
identification of the name of the adult adoptee, and payment of the
required fee, the state registrar shall issue to the confidential
intermediary a copy of the original certificate of live birth of
the adult adoptee on whose behalf the intermediary was appointed.
(4) A copy of the original certificate of live birth provided
under subsection (2) or (3) shall have the following phrase marked
on the face of the copy: "This document is a copy of a sealed
record and is not the active birth certificate of the individual
whose name appears on this document".