HB-4786, As Passed Senate, October 1, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending section 2891 (MCL 333.2891), as amended by 2004 PA

 

467, and by adding section 2892.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 2891. (1) The state registrar or a local registrar

 

 2  shall, upon receipt of a written request and payment of the

 

 3  prescribed fee, conduct a search for a vital record for an

 

 4  individual who purports to be eligible under section 2882 or for

 

 5  an agency under section 2883(2) to receive a certified copy,

 

 6  administrative use copy, or a statistical use copy of the

 

 7  requested vital record.

 

 8        (2) If a search for a vital record is conducted by the state

 

 9  registrar and the vital record cannot be located, the state

 

10  registrar shall issue an official statement to the effect that

 


 1  the vital record could not be located in place instead of a

 

 2  certified copy or an administrative use copy of a the vital

 

 3  record. If a search for a vital record is conducted by a local

 

 4  registrar and the vital record cannot be located, the local

 

 5  registrar is not required to issue an official statement as

 

 6  described in this subsection, and the local registrar may waive

 

 7  the prescribed fee.

 

 8        (3) The state registrar or a local registrar may require an

 

 9  applicant who requests a certified copy, an administrative use

 

10  copy, or a statistical use copy of a vital record to provide

 

11  verification of his or her identity before releasing the vital

 

12  record if eligibility for the vital record is restricted pursuant

 

13  to under section 2882.

 

14        (4) Subject to subsection (8), the fees for a search for a

 

15  vital record are as follows:

 

 

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     (a) A search including 1 certified copy,

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1 administrative use copy, or 1 statistical use

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copy of a vital record or an official statement

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issued by the state registrar that a vital record

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could not be located.............................  $26.00$ 34.00

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     (b) Additional identical copies ordered at

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the same time....................................  $12.00$ 16.00

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                                                        per copy

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     (c) Additional years searched.....................  $ 12.00

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                                                        per year

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     (d) An authenticated copy...................  $29.00$ 42.00

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     (e) Additional authenticated copies ordered


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at the same time.................................  $15.00$ 26.00

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                                                        per copy

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     (f) Verification of facts delineated in

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section 2881(2)..................................  $10.00$ 18.00

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     (g) A Except as otherwise provided in

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subdivision (h), a request for an expedited

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search for a vital record under this

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subsection.......................................  $10.00$ 12.00

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     (h) A request for an expedited search

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for an authenticated copy of a vital

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record under subdivision (d)...........................  $ 25.00

 

 

12        (5) The fees for establishment and or registration of a

 

13  vital record are as follows:

 

 

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     (a) Application for establishment of a delayed

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certificate of birth or death that includes 1 certified

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copy or an official denial of the application.......  $40.00$ 50.00

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     (b) Registration of a delayed certificate of birth

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for a foreign born adopted child that includes 1

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certified copy......................................  $40.00$ 50.00

 

 

20        (6) Upon formal application of a soldier; sailor; marine;

 

21  member of the coast guard; nurse; member of a women's auxiliary;

 

22  or a other person who is entitled to a bonus, or a pension, or

 

23  other compensation under a law of this state, the United States,

 

24  or other another state or territory of the United States or a

 

25  service auxiliary for a vital record for the purpose of obtaining

 

26  the bonus, pension, or compensation, the state registrar shall

 


House Bill No. 4786 (H-1) as amended June 18, 2013

 1  furnish 1 certified copy of a the vital record requested from the

 

 2  state registrar shall be furnished without charge. for the

 

 3  purpose of securing the bonus, pension, or compensation. If the

 

 4  person entitled to the vital record is deceased or mentally

 

 5  incompetent, the copy state registrar may be furnished furnish

 

 6  the copy to an heir, guardian, or legal representative of the

 

 7  person. The state registrar shall label a certified copy

 

 8  furnished under this subsection with the following statement:

 

 9  "for veteran's benefits only, not for personal use".

 

10        (7) Upon formal application, the state registrar or a local

 

11  registrar shall furnish a certified copy of a vital record shall

 

12  be furnished by the state registrar or a local registrar without

 

13  charge to a licensed child placing agency representing a child

 

14  for adoption purposes. The state registrar or local registrar

 

15  shall label a certified copy provided under this subsection with

 

16  the following statement: "for adoption purposes only, not for

 

17  personal use".

 

18        (8) Upon formal application, the state registrar [          

 

19           ] shall charge a person 65 years of age or older shall be

 

20  charged a fee of $7.00 $14.00 for a search for and 1 certified

 

21  copy of his or her birth record.

 

22        (9) The state registrar shall charge the following fees

 

23  shall be charged for the creation of new vital records and

 

24  corrections of vital records:

 

 

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     (a) Application to create a new certificate of

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birth following an adoption; legal change of name for

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minors; acknowledgment of paternity; sex change;


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legitimation; order of filiation; or a request to

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replace a court filed certificate of adoption.......  $40.00$ 50.00

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     (b) Application Subject to subsection (10),

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application received within 1 year of the date of

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the event to create a new certificate of birth or

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death to correct obvious minor errors and

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omissions...........................................  $40.00$ 50.00

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     (c) An application with a request for an

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expedited creation of a new certificate under

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this subsection...........................................  $ 25.00

 

 

11        (10) The errors and omissions that may be corrected under

 

12  this subdivision subsection (9)(b) are limited to the following:

 

13        (a) (i) The addition of a given first or middle name if a

 

14  name was not recorded at the time of filing.

 

15        (b) (ii) A change to a social security number.

 

16        (c) (iii) The addition of information originally specified as

 

17  unknown or that was omitted by error.

 

18        (d) (iv) A minor spelling change.

 

19        (11) (10) A The state registrar shall charge a fee of $40.00

 

20  shall be charged $50.00 for an application to amend birth and

 

21  death records more than 1 year after the date of the event for

 

22  the purpose of adding information or correcting an error in

 

23  information recorded on the document. The state registrar shall

 

24  charge a fee of $25.00 for an application with a request for an

 

25  expedited amendment to a birth or death record under this

 

26  subsection.

 

27        (12) (11) A The state registrar shall not charge a fee shall

 

28  not be assessed for 1 or more any of the following:


 

 1        (a) Changing a vital record to correct an error made within

 

 2  the office of a local registrar or the state registrar.

 

 3        (b) Correcting an error if the correction is initiated by

 

 4  the state registrar.

 

 5        (c) Correcting a vital record if the correction is requested

 

 6  by a county medical examiner for a case within his or her

 

 7  jurisdiction.

 

 8        (d) Correcting a record if the correction is ordered by a

 

 9  court of competent jurisdiction following denial by the

 

10  department of an application to make the correction.

 

11        (e) Correcting a vital record if the correction is requested

 

12  by a public agency that is the guardian of the individual to whom

 

13  the vital record pertains.

 

14        (13) (12) A The state registrar shall charge a fee of $40.00

 

15  shall be charged $50.00 for an application to amend a birth

 

16  record regarding a documented legal change of name for an adult.

 

17  The state registrar shall charge a fee of $25.00 for an

 

18  application with a request for an expedited amendment to a birth

 

19  record under this subsection.

 

20        (14) (13) The state registrar or a local registrar with

 

21  approval of the state registrar may charge a reasonable fee to

 

22  cover the costs of special services performed pursuant to section

 

23  2883, 2884, or 2888.

 

24        (15) (14) Fees A local registrar shall deposit fees

 

25  collected under this section by a local registrar shall be

 

26  deposited as the governing body of the city or county directs.

 

27  Fees The state registrar shall transmit fees collected under this


 

 1  section by the state registrar shall be deposited in to the state

 

 2  treasury and credited to the general fund of this state.treasurer

 

 3  for deposit into the vital records fund created in section 2892.

 

 4        (16) The state registrar shall charge a fee of $12.00 for an

 

 5  application for a copy or a certified copy of a vital records-

 

 6  related document, including, but not limited to, a completed

 

 7  application submitted under this section or a document submitted

 

 8  under this section to support a requested change to a vital

 

 9  record.

 

10        (17) (15) The state registrar or a local registrar shall not

 

11  charge a fee other than a fee prescribed in this section.

 

12  However, a local governmental unit may adopt a system of fees for

 

13  local registrars under the jurisdiction of the local governmental

 

14  unit for a search that provides for fees less than those set

 

15  forth in this section, and a charter county with a population of

 

16  more than 2,000,000 may adopt a system of fees for a local

 

17  registrar under the jurisdiction of that charter county that

 

18  provides for fees more than those set forth in this section.

 

19  However, a charter county shall not impose a fee that is greater

 

20  than the cost of the service for which the fee is charged.

 

21        (18) (16) For searches under subsection (4), a local

 

22  registrar shall charge fees according to the following:

 

23        (a) The governing body of a local governmental unit that has

 

24  jurisdiction over a local registrar may adopt a system of fees

 

25  for the local registrar that provides for fees less than or equal

 

26  to the fees set forth in subsection (4). These fees shall be used

 

27  for the maintenance and sustenance of the vital records fees


 

 1  program only. The fees shall alleviate any burden to the

 

 2  taxpayers to provide this worthwhile program. A charter county

 

 3  with a population of more than 2,000,000 may adopt a system of

 

 4  fees for a local registrar under the jurisdiction of that charter

 

 5  county that provides for fees that are more than the fees set

 

 6  forth in subsection (4). A charter county shall not impose a fee

 

 7  that is greater than the cost of the service for which the fee is

 

 8  charged. A system of fees adopted under this subdivision shall be

 

 9  used by all local registrars under the jurisdiction of the local

 

10  governmental unit , and shall be reasonably related to the cost

 

11  incurred by the local registrar in making the search.

 

12        (b) If a system of fees is not adopted by a local

 

13  registrar's local governmental unit under subdivision (a), the

 

14  local registrar shall not charge a fee other than a fee

 

15  prescribed in subsection (4).

 

16        Sec. 2892. (1) The vital records fund is created within the

 

17  state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other

 

18  assets from any source for deposit into the vital records fund.

 

19  The state treasurer shall direct the investment of money or other

 

20  assets in the vital records fund. The state treasurer shall

 

21  credit to the vital records fund interest and earnings from the

 

22  investment of money or other assets in the vital records fund.

 

23  Money in the vital records fund at the close of the fiscal year

 

24  shall remain in the vital records fund and shall not lapse to the

 

25  general fund.

 

26        (2) The department of technology, management, and budget is

 

27  the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes. The


 

 1  department of technology, management, and budget shall expend

 

 2  money from the fund, upon appropriation, only for the maintenance

 

 3  and sustainability of the system of vital statistics in this

 

 4  state.

 

 5        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October

 

 6  1, 2013.