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4		-	AN ACT concerning health.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
8		-	Section 25 and by adding Section 25.6 as follows:
9		-	(410 ILCS 535/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-25)
10		-	Sec. 25. In accordance with Section 24 of this Act, and the
11		-	regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
12		-	(1) The State Registrar of Vital Records shall search
13		-	the files of birth, death, and fetal death records, upon
14		-	receipt of a written request and a fee of $10 from any
15		-	applicant entitled to such search. A search fee shall not
16		-	be required for commemorative birth certificates issued by
17		-	the State Registrar. A search fee shall not be required
18		-	for a birth record search from a person (1) upon release on
19		-	parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or
20		-	pardon from the Department of Corrections if the person
21		-	presents a prescribed verification form completed by the
22		-	Department of Corrections verifying the person's date of
23		-	birth and social security number, or (2) placed on
24		-	aftercare release under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
25		-	upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release,
26		-	final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Juvenile
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning health.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Section 25 and by adding Section 25.6 as follows:
	8	+	6 (410 ILCS 535/25) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-25)
	9	+	7 Sec. 25. In accordance with Section 24 of this Act, and the
	10	+	8 regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
	11	+	9 (1) The State Registrar of Vital Records shall search
	12	+	10 the files of birth, death, and fetal death records, upon
	13	+	11 receipt of a written request and a fee of $10 from any
	14	+	12 applicant entitled to such search. A search fee shall not
	15	+	13 be required for commemorative birth certificates issued by
	16	+	14 the State Registrar. A search fee shall not be required
	17	+	15 for a birth record search from a person (1) upon release on
	18	+	16 parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or
	19	+	17 pardon from the Department of Corrections if the person
	20	+	18 presents a prescribed verification form completed by the
	21	+	19 Department of Corrections verifying the person's date of
	22	+	20 birth and social security number, or (2) placed on
	23	+	21 aftercare release under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
	24	+	22 upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release,
	25	+	23 final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Juvenile
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33		-	Justice if the person presents a prescribed verification
34		-	form completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice
35		-	verifying the person's date of birth and social security
36		-	number; however, the person is entitled to only one search
37		-	fee waiver. If, upon search, the record requested is
38		-	found, the State Registrar shall furnish the applicant one
39		-	certification of such record, under the seal of such
40		-	office. If the request is for a certified copy of the
41		-	record an additional fee of $5 shall be required. An
42		-	additional fee for a certified copy of the record shall
43		-	not be required from a person (1) upon release on parole,
44		-	mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon
45		-	from the Department of Corrections if the person presents
46		-	a prescribed verification form completed by the Department
47		-	of Corrections verifying the released person's date of
48		-	birth and social security number, or (2) placed on
49		-	aftercare release under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
50		-	upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release,
51		-	final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Juvenile
52		-	Justice if the person presents a prescribed verification
53		-	form completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice
54		-	verifying the person's date of birth and social security
55		-	number; however, the person is entitled to only one
56		-	certified copy fee waiver. If the request is for a
57		-	certified copy of a death certificate or a fetal death
58		-	certificate, an additional fee of $2 is required. The
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	34	+	1 Justice if the person presents a prescribed verification
	35	+	2 form completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice
	36	+	3 verifying the person's date of birth and social security
	37	+	4 number; however, the person is entitled to only one search
	38	+	5 fee waiver. If, upon search, the record requested is
	39	+	6 found, the State Registrar shall furnish the applicant one
	40	+	7 certification of such record, under the seal of such
	41	+	8 office. If the request is for a certified copy of the
	42	+	9 record an additional fee of $5 shall be required. An
	43	+	10 additional fee for a certified copy of the record shall
	44	+	11 not be required from a person (1) upon release on parole,
	45	+	12 mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon
	46	+	13 from the Department of Corrections if the person presents
	47	+	14 a prescribed verification form completed by the Department
	48	+	15 of Corrections verifying the released person's date of
	49	+	16 birth and social security number, or (2) placed on
	50	+	17 aftercare release under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
	51	+	18 upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release,
	52	+	19 final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Juvenile
	53	+	20 Justice if the person presents a prescribed verification
	54	+	21 form completed by the Department of Juvenile Justice
	55	+	22 verifying the person's date of birth and social security
	56	+	23 number; however, the person is entitled to only one
	57	+	24 certified copy fee waiver. If the request is for a
	58	+	25 certified copy of a death certificate or a fetal death
	59	+	26 certificate, an additional fee of $2 is required. The
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61		-	additional fee shall be deposited into the Death
62		-	Certificate Surcharge Fund. A further fee of $2 shall be
63		-	required for each additional certification or certified
64		-	copy requested. If the requested record is not found, the
65		-	State Registrar shall furnish the applicant a
66		-	certification attesting to that fact, if so requested by
67		-	the applicant. A further fee of $2 shall be required for
68		-	each additional certification that no record has been
69		-	found.
70		-	Any local registrar or county clerk shall search the
71		-	files of birth, death and fetal death records, upon
72		-	receipt of a written request from any applicant entitled
73		-	to such search. If upon search the record requested is
74		-	found, such local registrar or county clerk shall furnish
75		-	the applicant one certification or certified copy of such
76		-	record, under the seal of such office, upon payment of the
77		-	applicable fees. If the requested record is not found, the
78		-	local registrar or county clerk shall furnish the
79		-	applicant a certification attesting to that fact, if so
80		-	requested by the applicant and upon payment of applicable
81		-	fee. The local registrar or county clerk must charge a $2
82		-	fee for each certified copy of a death certificate. The
83		-	fee is in addition to any other fees that are charged by
84		-	the local registrar or county clerk. The additional fees
85		-	must be transmitted to the State Registrar monthly and
86		-	deposited into the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund. The
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89		-	local registrar or county clerk may charge fees for
90		-	providing other services for which the State Registrar may
91		-	charge fees under this Section.
92		-	Upon receipt of a written request from any applicant
93		-	entitled to such a search, a local registrar or county
94		-	clerk shall search available files for the death
95		-	certificate of an active duty or retired service member of
96		-	the United States military. If the death certificate
97		-	requested by the applicant is found, the local registrar
98		-	or county clerk shall furnish the applicant with one
99		-	certified copy of the death certificate, under the seal of
100		-	the local registrar's or county clerk's office, at no cost
101		-	to the applicant. If the requested death certificate of
102		-	the service member is not found, the local registrar or
103		-	county clerk shall furnish the applicant, at no cost, with
104		-	certification attesting to that fact if so requested by
105		-	the applicant. A local registrar or county clerk shall not
106		-	require a fee from the applicant of more than $6 for any
107		-	subsequent copy of the service member's death certificate
108		-	or certification attesting that the death certificate of
109		-	the service member was not found.
110		-	A request to any custodian of vital records for a
111		-	search of the death record indexes for genealogical
112		-	research shall require a fee of $10 per name for a 5 year
113		-	search. An additional fee of $1 for each additional year
114		-	searched shall be required. If the requested record is
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117		-	found, one uncertified copy shall be issued without
118		-	additional charge.
119		-	Any fee received by the State Registrar pursuant to
120		-	this Section which is of an insufficient amount may be
121		-	returned by the State Registrar upon his recording the
122		-	receipt of such fee and the reason for its return. The
123		-	State Registrar is authorized to maintain a 2 signature,
124		-	revolving checking account with a suitable commercial bank
125		-	for the purpose of depositing and withdrawing-for-return
126		-	cash received and determined insufficient for the service
127		-	requested.
128		-	No fee imposed under this Section may be assessed
129		-	against an organization chartered by Congress that
130		-	requests a certificate for the purpose of death
131		-	verification.
132		-	No fee imposed under this Section may be assessed
133		-	against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the
134		-	Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. To qualify for the
135		-	waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must
136		-	provide a certification letter as described in Section
137		-	25.6.
138		-	Any custodian of vital records, whether it may be the
139		-	Department of Public Health, a local registrar, or a
140		-	county clerk shall charge an additional $2 for each
141		-	certified copy of a death certificate and that additional
142		-	fee shall be collected on behalf of the Department of
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	70	+	1 additional fee shall be deposited into the Death
	71	+	2 Certificate Surcharge Fund. A further fee of $2 shall be
	72	+	3 required for each additional certification or certified
	73	+	4 copy requested. If the requested record is not found, the
	74	+	5 State Registrar shall furnish the applicant a
	75	+	6 certification attesting to that fact, if so requested by
	76	+	7 the applicant. A further fee of $2 shall be required for
	77	+	8 each additional certification that no record has been
	78	+	9 found.
	79	+	10 Any local registrar or county clerk shall search the
	80	+	11 files of birth, death and fetal death records, upon
	81	+	12 receipt of a written request from any applicant entitled
	82	+	13 to such search. If upon search the record requested is
	83	+	14 found, such local registrar or county clerk shall furnish
	84	+	15 the applicant one certification or certified copy of such
	85	+	16 record, under the seal of such office, upon payment of the
	86	+	17 applicable fees. If the requested record is not found, the
	87	+	18 local registrar or county clerk shall furnish the
	88	+	19 applicant a certification attesting to that fact, if so
	89	+	20 requested by the applicant and upon payment of applicable
	90	+	21 fee. The local registrar or county clerk must charge a $2
	91	+	22 fee for each certified copy of a death certificate. The
	92	+	23 fee is in addition to any other fees that are charged by
	93	+	24 the local registrar or county clerk. The additional fees
	94	+	25 must be transmitted to the State Registrar monthly and
	95	+	26 deposited into the Death Certificate Surcharge Fund. The
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145		-	Financial and Professional Regulation for deposit into the
146		-	Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
147		-	(2) The certification of birth may contain only the
148		-	name, sex, date of birth, and place of birth, of the person
149		-	to whom it relates, the name, age and birthplace of the
150		-	parents, and the file number; and none of the other data on
151		-	the certificate of birth except as authorized under
152		-	subsection (5) of this Section.
153		-	(3) The certification of death shall contain only the
154		-	name, Social Security Number, sex, date of death, and
155		-	place of death of the person to whom it relates, and file
156		-	number; and none of the other data on the certificate of
157		-	death except as authorized under subsection (5) of this
158		-	Section.
159		-	(4) Certification or a certified copy of a certificate
160		-	shall be issued:
161		-	(a) Upon the order of a court of competent
162		-	jurisdiction; or
163		-	(b) In case of a birth certificate, upon the
164		-	specific written request for a certification or
165		-	certified copy by the person, if of legal age, by a
166		-	parent or other legal representative of the person to
167		-	whom the record of birth relates, or by a person having
168		-	a genealogical interest; or
169		-	(c) Upon the specific written request for a
170		-	certification or certified copy by a department of the
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173		-	state or a municipal corporation or the federal
174		-	government; or
175		-	(c-1) Upon the specific written request for a
176		-	certification or certified copy by a State's Attorney
177		-	for the purpose of a criminal prosecution; or
178		-	(d) In case of a death or fetal death certificate,
179		-	upon specific written request for a certified copy by
180		-	a person, or his duly authorized agent, having a
181		-	genealogical, personal or property right interest in
182		-	the record.
183		-	A genealogical interest shall be a proper purpose with
184		-	respect to births which occurred not less than 75 years
185		-	and deaths which occurred not less than 20 years prior to
186		-	the date of written request. Where the purpose of the
187		-	request is a genealogical interest, the custodian shall
188		-	stamp the certification or copy with the words, FOR
189		-	GENEALOGICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
190		-	(5) Any certification or certified copy issued
191		-	pursuant to this Section shall show the date of
192		-	registration; and copies issued from records marked
193		-	"delayed," "amended," or "court order" shall be similarly
194		-	marked and show the effective date.
195		-	(6) Any certification or certified copy of a
196		-	certificate issued in accordance with this Section shall
197		-	be considered as prima facie evidence of the facts therein
198		-	stated, provided that the evidentiary value of a
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201		-	certificate or record filed more than one year after the
202		-	event, or a record which has been amended, shall be
203		-	determined by the judicial or administrative body or
204		-	official before whom the certificate is offered as
205		-	evidence.
206		-	(7) Any certification or certified copy issued
207		-	pursuant to this Section shall be issued without charge
208		-	when the record is required by the United States Veterans
209		-	Administration or by any accredited veterans organization
210		-	to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to
211		-	participate in benefits available from such organization.
212		-	Requests for such copies must be in accordance with
213		-	Sections 1 and 2 of "An Act to provide for the furnishing
214		-	of copies of public documents to interested parties,"
215		-	approved May 17, 1935, as now or hereafter amended.
216		-	(8) The National Vital Statistics Division, or any
217		-	agency which may be substituted therefor, may be furnished
218		-	such copies or data as it may require for national
219		-	statistics; provided that the State shall be reimbursed
220		-	for the cost of furnishing such data; and provided further
221		-	that such data shall not be used for other than
222		-	statistical purposes by the National Vital Statistics
223		-	Division, or any agency which may be substituted therefor,
224		-	unless so authorized by the State Registrar of Vital
225		-	Records.
226		-	(9) Federal, State, local, and other public or private
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	106	+	1 local registrar or county clerk may charge fees for
	107	+	2 providing other services for which the State Registrar may
	108	+	3 charge fees under this Section.
	109	+	4 Upon receipt of a written request from any applicant
	110	+	5 entitled to such a search, a local registrar or county
	111	+	6 clerk shall search available files for the death
	112	+	7 certificate of an active duty or retired service member of
	113	+	8 the United States military. If the death certificate
	114	+	9 requested by the applicant is found, the local registrar
	115	+	10 or county clerk shall furnish the applicant with one
	116	+	11 certified copy of the death certificate, under the seal of
	117	+	12 the local registrar's or county clerk's office, at no cost
	118	+	13 to the applicant. If the requested death certificate of
	119	+	14 the service member is not found, the local registrar or
	120	+	15 county clerk shall furnish the applicant, at no cost, with
	121	+	16 certification attesting to that fact if so requested by
	122	+	17 the applicant. A local registrar or county clerk shall not
	123	+	18 require a fee from the applicant of more than $6 for any
	124	+	19 subsequent copy of the service member's death certificate
	125	+	20 or certification attesting that the death certificate of
	126	+	21 the service member was not found.
	127	+	22 A request to any custodian of vital records for a
	128	+	23 search of the death record indexes for genealogical
	129	+	24 research shall require a fee of $10 per name for a 5 year
	130	+	25 search. An additional fee of $1 for each additional year
	131	+	26 searched shall be required. If the requested record is
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229		-	agencies may, upon request, be furnished copies or data
230		-	for statistical purposes upon such terms or conditions as
231		-	may be prescribed by the Department.
232		-	(10) The State Registrar of Vital Records, at his
233		-	discretion and in the interest of promoting registration
234		-	of births, may issue, without fee, to the parents or
235		-	guardian of any or every child whose birth has been
236		-	registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
237		-	a special notice of registration of birth.
238		-	(11) No person shall prepare or issue any certificate
239		-	which purports to be an original, certified copy, or
240		-	certification of a certificate of birth, death, or fetal
241		-	death, except as authorized in this Act or regulations
242		-	adopted hereunder.
243		-	(12) A computer print-out of any record of birth,
244		-	death or fetal record that may be certified under this
245		-	Section may be used in place of such certification and
246		-	such computer print-out shall have the same legal force
247		-	and effect as a certified copy of the document.
248		-	(13) The State Registrar may verify from the
249		-	information contained in the index maintained by the State
250		-	Registrar the authenticity of information on births,
251		-	deaths, marriages and dissolution of marriages provided to
252		-	a federal agency or a public agency of another state by a
253		-	person seeking benefits or employment from the agency,
254		-	provided the agency pays a fee of $10.
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257		-	(14) The State Registrar may issue commemorative birth
258		-	certificates to persons eligible to receive birth
259		-	certificates under this Section upon the payment of a fee
260		-	to be determined by the State Registrar.
261		-	(Source: P.A. 102-739, eff. 1-1-23.)
262		-	(410 ILCS 535/25.6 new)
263		-	Sec. 25.6. Certification letter form. In order to seek a
264		-	waiver of the fee for a copy of a vital record, the person
265		-	seeking the record must provide the following certification
266		-	letter:
267		-	Certification Letter for Domestic Violence Waiver for Illinois
268		-	Vital Records
269		-	Full Name of Applicant:...............................
270		-	Date of Birth:........................................
271		-	I,........................, certify, to the best of my
272		-	knowledge and belief, that on the date listed below, the above
273		-	named individual is a victim or child of a victim of domestic
274		-	violence, as defined by Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic
275		-	Violence Act of 1986 (750 ILCS 60/103), who is currently
276		-	fleeing a dangerous living situation. I provide this
277		-	certification in my capacity as (check one below):
278		-	( ) an advocate at a family violence center who
279		-	assisted the victim;
280		-	( ) a licensed medical care or mental health provider;
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283		-	( ) the director of an emergency shelter or
284		-	transitional housing; or
285		-	( ) the director of a transitional living program.
286		-	Signature:.................Date:........................
287		-	Title:.....................Employer:....................
288		-	Email:.....................Phone:.......................
289		-	Address:...................City:........................
290		-	State:.....................Zip:.........................
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	142	+	1 found, one uncertified copy shall be issued without
	143	+	2 additional charge.
	144	+	3 Any fee received by the State Registrar pursuant to
	145	+	4 this Section which is of an insufficient amount may be
	146	+	5 returned by the State Registrar upon his recording the
	147	+	6 receipt of such fee and the reason for its return. The
	148	+	7 State Registrar is authorized to maintain a 2 signature,
	149	+	8 revolving checking account with a suitable commercial bank
	150	+	9 for the purpose of depositing and withdrawing-for-return
	151	+	10 cash received and determined insufficient for the service
	152	+	11 requested.
	153	+	12 No fee imposed under this Section may be assessed
	154	+	13 against an organization chartered by Congress that
	155	+	14 requests a certificate for the purpose of death
	156	+	15 verification.
	157	+	16 No fee imposed under this Section may be assessed
	158	+	17 against a victim of domestic violence as defined in the
	159	+	18 Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. To qualify for the
	160	+	19 waiver of a fee, the person seeking the vital record must
	161	+	20 provide a certification letter as described in Section
	162	+	21 25.6.
	163	+	22 Any custodian of vital records, whether it may be the
	164	+	23 Department of Public Health, a local registrar, or a
	165	+	24 county clerk shall charge an additional $2 for each
	166	+	25 certified copy of a death certificate and that additional
	167	+	26 fee shall be collected on behalf of the Department of
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	178	+	1 Financial and Professional Regulation for deposit into the
	179	+	2 Cemetery Oversight Licensing and Disciplinary Fund.
	180	+	3 (2) The certification of birth may contain only the
	181	+	4 name, sex, date of birth, and place of birth, of the person
	182	+	5 to whom it relates, the name, age and birthplace of the
	183	+	6 parents, and the file number; and none of the other data on
	184	+	7 the certificate of birth except as authorized under
	185	+	8 subsection (5) of this Section.
	186	+	9 (3) The certification of death shall contain only the
	187	+	10 name, Social Security Number, sex, date of death, and
	188	+	11 place of death of the person to whom it relates, and file
	189	+	12 number; and none of the other data on the certificate of
	190	+	13 death except as authorized under subsection (5) of this
	191	+	14 Section.
	192	+	15 (4) Certification or a certified copy of a certificate
	193	+	16 shall be issued:
	194	+	17 (a) Upon the order of a court of competent
	195	+	18 jurisdiction; or
	196	+	19 (b) In case of a birth certificate, upon the
	197	+	20 specific written request for a certification or
	198	+	21 certified copy by the person, if of legal age, by a
	199	+	22 parent or other legal representative of the person to
	200	+	23 whom the record of birth relates, or by a person having
	201	+	24 a genealogical interest; or
	202	+	25 (c) Upon the specific written request for a
	203	+	26 certification or certified copy by a department of the
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	214	+	1 state or a municipal corporation or the federal
	215	+	2 government; or
	216	+	3 (c-1) Upon the specific written request for a
	217	+	4 certification or certified copy by a State's Attorney
	218	+	5 for the purpose of a criminal prosecution; or
	219	+	6 (d) In case of a death or fetal death certificate,
	220	+	7 upon specific written request for a certified copy by
	221	+	8 a person, or his duly authorized agent, having a
	222	+	9 genealogical, personal or property right interest in
	223	+	10 the record.
	224	+	11 A genealogical interest shall be a proper purpose with
	225	+	12 respect to births which occurred not less than 75 years
	226	+	13 and deaths which occurred not less than 20 years prior to
	227	+	14 the date of written request. Where the purpose of the
	228	+	15 request is a genealogical interest, the custodian shall
	229	+	16 stamp the certification or copy with the words, FOR
	230	+	17 GENEALOGICAL PURPOSES ONLY.
	231	+	18 (5) Any certification or certified copy issued
	232	+	19 pursuant to this Section shall show the date of
	233	+	20 registration; and copies issued from records marked
	234	+	21 "delayed," "amended," or "court order" shall be similarly
	235	+	22 marked and show the effective date.
	236	+	23 (6) Any certification or certified copy of a
	237	+	24 certificate issued in accordance with this Section shall
	238	+	25 be considered as prima facie evidence of the facts therein
	239	+	26 stated, provided that the evidentiary value of a
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	250	+	1 certificate or record filed more than one year after the
	251	+	2 event, or a record which has been amended, shall be
	252	+	3 determined by the judicial or administrative body or
	253	+	4 official before whom the certificate is offered as
	254	+	5 evidence.
	255	+	6 (7) Any certification or certified copy issued
	256	+	7 pursuant to this Section shall be issued without charge
	257	+	8 when the record is required by the United States Veterans
	258	+	9 Administration or by any accredited veterans organization
	259	+	10 to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to
	260	+	11 participate in benefits available from such organization.
	261	+	12 Requests for such copies must be in accordance with
	262	+	13 Sections 1 and 2 of "An Act to provide for the furnishing
	263	+	14 of copies of public documents to interested parties,"
	264	+	15 approved May 17, 1935, as now or hereafter amended.
	265	+	16 (8) The National Vital Statistics Division, or any
	266	+	17 agency which may be substituted therefor, may be furnished
	267	+	18 such copies or data as it may require for national
	268	+	19 statistics; provided that the State shall be reimbursed
	269	+	20 for the cost of furnishing such data; and provided further
	270	+	21 that such data shall not be used for other than
	271	+	22 statistical purposes by the National Vital Statistics
	272	+	23 Division, or any agency which may be substituted therefor,
	273	+	24 unless so authorized by the State Registrar of Vital
	274	+	25 Records.
	275	+	26 (9) Federal, State, local, and other public or private
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	286	+	1 agencies may, upon request, be furnished copies or data
	287	+	2 for statistical purposes upon such terms or conditions as
	288	+	3 may be prescribed by the Department.
	289	+	4 (10) The State Registrar of Vital Records, at his
	290	+	5 discretion and in the interest of promoting registration
	291	+	6 of births, may issue, without fee, to the parents or
	292	+	7 guardian of any or every child whose birth has been
	293	+	8 registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act,
	294	+	9 a special notice of registration of birth.
	295	+	10 (11) No person shall prepare or issue any certificate
	296	+	11 which purports to be an original, certified copy, or
	297	+	12 certification of a certificate of birth, death, or fetal
	298	+	13 death, except as authorized in this Act or regulations
	299	+	14 adopted hereunder.
	300	+	15 (12) A computer print-out of any record of birth,
	301	+	16 death or fetal record that may be certified under this
	302	+	17 Section may be used in place of such certification and
	303	+	18 such computer print-out shall have the same legal force
	304	+	19 and effect as a certified copy of the document.
	305	+	20 (13) The State Registrar may verify from the
	306	+	21 information contained in the index maintained by the State
	307	+	22 Registrar the authenticity of information on births,
	308	+	23 deaths, marriages and dissolution of marriages provided to
	309	+	24 a federal agency or a public agency of another state by a
	310	+	25 person seeking benefits or employment from the agency,
	311	+	26 provided the agency pays a fee of $10.
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	322	+	1 (14) The State Registrar may issue commemorative birth
	323	+	2 certificates to persons eligible to receive birth
	324	+	3 certificates under this Section upon the payment of a fee
	325	+	4 to be determined by the State Registrar.
	326	+	5 (Source: P.A. 102-739, eff. 1-1-23.)
	327	+	6 (410 ILCS 535/25.6 new)
	328	+	7 Sec. 25.6. Certification letter form. In order to seek a
	329	+	8 waiver of the fee for a copy of a vital record, the person
	330	+	9 seeking the record must provide the following certification
	331	+	10 letter:
	332	+	11 Certification Letter for Domestic Violence Waiver for Illinois
	333	+	12 Vital Records
	334	+	13 Full Name of Applicant:...............................
	335	+	14 Date of Birth:........................................
	336	+	15 I,........................, certify, to the best of my
	337	+	16 knowledge and belief, that on the date listed below, the above
	338	+	17 named individual is a victim or child of a victim of domestic
	339	+	18 violence, as defined by Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic
	340	+	19 Violence Act of 1986 (750 ILCS 60/103), who is currently
	341	+	20 fleeing a dangerous living situation. I provide this
	342	+	21 certification in my capacity as (check one below):
	343	+	22 ( ) an advocate at a family violence center who
	344	+	23 assisted the victim;
	345	+	24 ( ) a licensed medical care or mental health provider;
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	356	+	1 ( ) the director of an emergency shelter or
	357	+	2 transitional housing; or
	358	+	3 ( ) the director of a transitional living program.
	359	+	4 Signature:.................Date:........................
	360	+	5 Title:.....................Employer:....................
	361	+	6 Email:.....................Phone:.......................
	362	+	7 Address:...................City:........................
	363	+	8 State:.....................Zip:.........................
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