February 7, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Caswell and Hansen 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
department of human services 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".