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  2. Birth certificate - Wikipedia

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    A Californian 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]

  3. Lost Your Birth Certificate? Here’s What To Do - AOL

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    For many people, birth certificates are either tightly stowed away somewhere in mom's basement or are a document we saw once 15 years ago - and haven't since. See: Every Document You Need To Defend...

  4. Vital statistics (government records) - Wikipedia

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    These jurisdictions are responsible for maintaining registries of vital events and for issuing copies of birth, marriage, divorce, and death certificates. Individuals seeking documentation of a particular birth, death, or marriage must contact the appropriate state, city, or territory office that holds those records.

  5. Vital record - Wikipedia

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    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 partnerships.

  6. Sealed birth records - Wikipedia

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    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 adoptee to be the child ...

  7. Certified copy - Wikipedia

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    Exemplified certified copy of Decree Absolute issued by the Family Court Deputy District Judge – divorce certificate. 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 ...

  8. Civil registration - Wikipedia

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    In Mexico, vital records (birth, death and marriage certificates) are registered in the Registro Civil, as called in Spanish. Each state has its own registration form. Until the 1960s, birth certificates were written by hand, in a styled, cursive calligraphy (almost unreadable for the new generations) and typically issued on security paper ...

  9. California Birth Index - Wikipedia

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    Despite the controversy, birth records in California are public record. Any person can request and receive a copy of the birth certificate of any other person born in California. To reduce the risk of identity theft, only certain persons [3] may obtain an authorized copy of a birth record. All others may obtain an informational copy.