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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
[[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[Portal- | [[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[Portal-United States Vital records|vital records]] are not open to the general public. However, provisions have been made for genealogists. A genealogist is eligible for a certificate that is NOT public record if all of the following criteria are met: | ||
*The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting | *The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting | ||
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*The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | *The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | ||
Source: http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm | Source: http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm | ||
<br>'''1887 - 1909''' | <br>'''1887 - 1909''' | ||
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Statewide registration of vital statistics in [[Portal:Arizona|Arizona]] began July of 1909 and was generally complied with by 1926. Because county clerks sent copies to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these records are available at both the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] and [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm State Department of Health] offices. | Statewide registration of vital statistics in [[Portal:Arizona|Arizona]] began July of 1909 and was generally complied with by 1926. Because county clerks sent copies to the Arizona Department of Health Services, these records are available at both the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] and [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm State Department of Health] offices. | ||
You may obtain a certified copy of a [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm | You may obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm County Health Department] in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the birth occurred. | ||
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