RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 749 (HB 478) 2022 Regular Session Fontenot
Relative to vital records, existing law provides that the state registrar shall not permit the
inspection of records or issue a certificate, or any part thereof, unless he is satisfied that the
applicant is any of the following:
(1)The person named in the certificate.
(2)A member of the immediate or surviving family of the person named in the
certificate.
(3)A person named in a court proceeding as a member of the immediate or surviving
family of the person named in the certificate.
(4)The beneficiary of an insurance policy or trust.
(5)A succession representative.
New law retains existing law and adds an agent for the surety of the person named in the
certificate when the person named in the certificate is a party to a criminal bail bond as an
applicant who can inspect records or receive a certificate. New law provides that proper
documentation, including a copy of the power of attorney, shall be required by the agent for
the surety requesting the certificate.
Effective August 1, 2022.
(Adds R.S. 40:41(C)(1)(f))