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  2. Certified copy - Wikipedia

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    A certified copy is a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. It does not certify that the primary document is genuine, only that it is a true copy of the primary document. A certified copy is often used in English-speaking common law countries ...

  3. Birth certificate - Wikipedia

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    A California long-form certified copy of a certificate of live birth. This particular copy is for informational purposes only. In the U.S., the issuance of birth certificates is a function of the vital statistics agency or equivalent of the state, federal district, territory [109] or former territory of birth. [110]

  4. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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    Sealed birth records. Sealed birth records refers to the practice of sealing the original birth certificate upon adoption or legitimation, often making a copy of the record unavailable except by court order. Upon finalization of the adoption, the original birth certificate is sealed and replaced with an amended birth certificate declaring the ...

  5. Vital record - Wikipedia

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    Vital record. Vital records are records of life events kept under governmental authority, including birth certificates, marriage licenses (or marriage certificates), separation agreements, divorce certificates or divorce party and death certificates. In some jurisdictions, vital records may also include records of civil unions or domestic ...

  6. Identity documents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, identity documents are typically the regional state -issued driver's license or identity card, while also the Social Security card (or just the Social Security number) and the United States passport card may serve as national identification. The United States passport itself also may serve as identification.

  7. California Birth Index - Wikipedia

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    The California Birth Index (CABI) is a database compiled by the California Office of Health Information and Research. The index contains birth records of all registered births in California between 1905 and 1995. Each record is an abstract of a person's birth certificate, including date of birth, full name, [1] county of birth, gender, and ...

  8. Exemplified copy - Wikipedia

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    An exemplified copy (or exemplification) is an official attested copy or transcript of a public instrument, made under the seal and original pen-in-hand signature [1] of a court or public functionary [2] and in the name of the sovereign, [3] for example, "The People of the State of Oklahoma".

  9. Vital statistics (government records) - Wikipedia

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    Vital statistics (government records) Vital statistics is accumulated data gathered on live births, deaths, migration, fetal deaths, marriages and divorces. The most common way of collecting information on these events is through civil registration, an administrative system used by governments to record vital events which occur in their ...