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 '''PART B: You don't know the exact date of birth'''
 If you do not know the exact date or place of birth:<br> For a fee, the Wisconsin State Bureau of Vital Statistics&nbsp;will do any five-year period in the following single-year indexes as one search:
 *October 1, 1907 through 1947
 Can search either one of the following multi-year indexes as one search:
 *Earliest filed records through September 1907;1948 to the present.<br>
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+== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Birth Records'''  ==
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+State law restricts who may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate. A '''certified copy''' may be issued to:
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+*The person named on the record
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+*The current spouse of the person named on the record
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+*The current domestic partner of the person named on the record
-|}
+*A parent of the person named on the record
+*A sibling of the person named on the record
+*A child of the person named on the record
+*A grandparent of the person named on the record
+*A person authorized in writing by one of the above. The written authorization must accompany the request and the relationship of the authorizing party to the subject of the record must be clearly explained.
+*A person who can demonstrate that the record is required to protect a personal or property right.
-== '''Restrictions for Obtaining Birth Records'''  ==
+If you do not meet one of the above criteria, you cannot receive a certified copy of a birth certificate.
-'''''Restrictions for persons born within the last 100 years:'''''<br> To obtain a copy of the birth certificate for those born within the last 100 years from the government agency, you must be:
+An '''uncertified copy '''of a birth certificate is available to anyone who applies. An uncertified copy will contain the same information as a certified copy but will not be acceptable for legal purposes, such as obtaining identification.
-:*The person on the certificate
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-:*The parents and grandparents of person on the certificate
-:*The wife or husband of the person on the certificate
-:*The children and grandchildren of the person on the certificate
-:*The brothers or sisters of the person on the certificate
-:*Anyone who has legal interest in the certificate
-::'''NOTE:''' A copy of the birth record cannot be obtained by anyone except those listed above until 100 years have passed from the date of the birth.
 If you do not want to order the birth record, you can search [[Substitute Records For United States Birth Information|other records with birth information]].