SENATE AMENDMENT
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Amendment No. ___ Barcode 174008
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11 Senator Wise moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 382.025, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 382.025 Certified copies of vital records;
20 confidentiality; research.--
21 (1) BIRTH RECORDS.--Except for birth records over 100
22 years old which are not under seal pursuant to court order,
23 all birth records of this state shall be confidential and are
24 exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1).
25 (a) Certified copies of the original birth certificate
26 or a new or amended certificate, or affidavits thereof, are
27 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
28 and, upon receipt of a request and payment of the fee
29 prescribed in s. 382.0255, shall be issued only as authorized
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1 1. To the registrant, if of legal age;
2 2. To the registrant's parent or guardian or other
3 legal representative;
4 3. Upon receipt of the registrant's death certificate,
5 to the registrant's spouse or to the registrant's child,
6 grandchild, or sibling, if of legal age, or to the legal
7 representative of any of such persons;
8 4. To any person if the birth record is over 100 years
9 old and not under seal pursuant to court order;
10 5. To a law enforcement agency for official purposes;
11 6. To any agency of the state or the United States for
12 official purposes upon approval of the department; or
13 7. Upon order of any court of competent jurisdiction.
14 (b) To protect the integrity of vital records and
15 prevent the fraudulent use of the birth certificates of
16 deceased persons, the department shall match birth and death
17 certificates and post the fact of death to the appropriate
18 birth certificate. Except for a commemorative birth
19 certificate, any certification of a birth certificate of a
20 deceased registrant shall be marked "deceased." In the case of
21 a commemorative birth certificate, such indication of death
22 shall be made on the back of the certificate. When a
23 commemorative certificate of stillbirth is issued, the
24 indication of fetal death must be made on the back of the
25 certificate.
26 (c) The department shall issue, upon request and upon
27 payment of an additional fee as prescribed under s. 382.0255,
28 a commemorative birth certificate representing that the birth
29 of the person named thereon is recorded in the office of the
30 registrar. The certificate issued under this paragraph shall
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1 of vital records but shall be suitable for display. It may
2 bear the seal of the state printed thereon and may be signed
3 by the Governor.
4 (d) When a fetal death occurs, the department shall
5 issue, upon request, a commemorative certificate of stillbirth
6 which states that the birth of the person named thereon
7 resulted in stillbirth. The certificate issued under this
8 paragraph must be in a form consistent with the need to
9 protect the integrity of vital records and must be suitable
10 for display. The seal of the state may be printed on the
11 certificate, and it may be signed by the Governor.
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17 And the title is amended as follows:
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21 amending s. 382.025, F.S.; requiring the
22 Department of Health to issue commemorative
23 certificates of stillbirth under specified
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