WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 672

Article - Health - General

4-217.

(c)(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the Department
shall collect a $3 fee for each certified or abridged copy of a
birth, death, fetal death, or marriage certificate or for a
report that a search of the files was made and the requested
record is not on file.

(2) FOR EACH CERTIFIED OR ABRIDGED COPY OF A BIRTH
CERTIFICATE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:

(I) COLLECT AN ADDITIONAL $3 $2 FEE; AND

(II) REMIT THE ADDITIONAL FEE TO THE OFFICE FOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOR THE USE OF THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND UNDER
ARTICLE 49D, § 4A OF THE CODE.

[(2)] (3) The Department may not collect a fee for a
certificate requested by an agency of this State or any of its
political subdivisions.

[(3)](4) The Secretary may waive all or part of a
fee if chargeable to an agency of the United States.

(a) (1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
section, the Secretary shall provide, on request, any person
authorized by [rules and] regulations adopted under this subtitle
with a certified or abridged copy of a birth, death, or fetal
death certificate registered under this subtitle or of the
certificate of a marriage performed after June 1, 1951.

(2) (I) THE SECRETARY SHALL PROVIDE ON REQUEST, TO
ANY PERSON AUTHORIZE BY REGULATION ADOPTED UNDER THIS SUBTITLE,
A COMMEMORATIVE SIXTH CERTIFICATE.

(II)   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SET A FEE FOR THE
COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

(III)  THE COMMEMORATIVE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
SHALL:

1.   BE IN A FORM CONSISTENT WITH THE NEED
TO PROTECT THE INTEGRITY OF VITAL RECORDS BUT SUITABLE FOR
DISPLAY; AND-----------------------------------------------------

2.   HAVE THE SAME STATUS AS EVIDENCE AS
THE ORIGINAL BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

(IV) FUNDS COLLECTED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL
BE PAID INTO THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND.

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