Sec. 7-74. Fees for certification of birth registration and certified copy of vital statistics certificate.
Sec. 7-74. Fees for certification of birth registration and certified copy of vital
statistics certificate. (a) The fee for a certification of birth registration, short form, shall
be five dollars. The fee for a certified copy of a certificate of birth, long form, shall be
ten dollars, except that the fee for such certifications and copies when issued by the
department shall be fifteen dollars.
(b) The fee for a certified copy of a certificate of marriage or death shall be ten
dollars. Such fees shall not be required of the department.
(1949 Rev., S. 577; 1971, P.A. 284, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 80-117, S. 2, 3; P.A. 89-217, S. 3, 6; P.A. 93-114, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 94-51, S. 1, 3; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-163, S. 26; P.A. 04-255, S. 13; P.A.
07-133, S. 2.)
History: 1971 act increased birth registration fee from $0.50 to $1 and fee for copy from $1 to $2 and exempted
department of health from payment; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of health services for department of health, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-117 increased fee for registration to $2 and for copying to $3; P.A. 89-217 increased fees
for certification of birth registration from $2 to $5 and for a certified copy of a certificate of birth, marriage or death from
$3 to $5; P.A. 93-114 increased fees for certification of birth registration and for a certified copy of a certificate of birth
to $15, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and
addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 94-51 reduced fees for birth certificates and certification of birth registration
except for those issued by the department from $15 to $5, effective May 19, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner
and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective
July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-163 made technical changes; P.A. 04-255 deleted provision that had exempted federal agencies from
paying fees; P.A. 07-133 divided section into Subsecs. (a) and (b), added "short form" and "long form" and made technical
changes in Subsec. (a), and increased fees for certificate of birth, long form, and for certificate of marriage or death from
$5.00 to $10.00, effective July 1, 2007.