PURPOSE: This rule authorizes local registrars of St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Louis County to certify and issue copies of birth, death and fetal death records of events occurring within their jurisdictions.
- (1) Who May Certify. The local registrars for St. Louis City, Kansas City and St. Louis County may certify copies of the duplicate birth, death and stillbirth certificates held by them. Permission to certify grants validity and legality to the certified copy only as far as the local ordinances permit and then only when not in conflict with the laws of this state. No local registrar, other than those described in this section, may certify in any manner, except to the state registrar to a record that s/he holds.
- (2) Confidentiality. The state registrar and those local registrars identified in section (1) of this rule shall request the signature and the reason for the record of each applicant for a birth certificate when information identifying 19 CSR 10-10
parentage is desired, whether for certified 150.030 and 19 CSR 30-10.020. Original rule copies or for inspection of the record. If the filed Sept. 6, 1955, effective Sept. 16, 1955. applicant is a minor, the signature of a parent Changed to 19 CSR 10-10.010 July 30, 1998. or legal guardian shall be substituted. An exception to this rule shall be made when a governmental agency is obtaining information for protection of the public interest. The signature and title of the agent shall be considered sufficient.
- (3) Responsibility of Applicant. The burden of proper and adequate identification of a record in the files of the Bureau of Vital Records shall rest upon the applicant for the record. In contested cases, the burden of proof, that requests for an inspection of a record or a certified copy of a record lies within the meaning of the Uniform Vital Statistics Act, shall rest upon the applicant for the record. The state registrar or those identified in section (1) of this rule at all times may request additional information to support the demand of an applicant whose request for a copy or an inspection appears not to be in accordance with the law.
AUTHORITY: section 193.030, RSMo 1986. This rule was previously filed as 13 CSR 50- 150.020 and 19 CSR 30-10.020. Original rule filed March 6, 1951, effective March 16, 1951. Changed to 19 CSR 10-10.020 July 30,