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 *Hamburg  began keeping civil registration in 1866.
 *In Prussia, civil births, marriages, and deaths were kept again beginning in October 1874.
-*Civil registration became mandatory in all German states on 1 January 1876. To learn more about when German Civil Registration began in individual provinces or states, [[German Civil Registration Time Periods|click here]].<br><br>
+*Civil registration became mandatory in all German states on 1 January 1876.
+*To learn more about when German Civil Registration began in individual provinces or states, [[German Civil Registration Time Periods|'''click here''']].
 === Privacy Laws  ===
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+ Since 1 January 2009 the records are accessible to any researcher after these time periods have passed:
-Until recently, stringent rights-to-privacy requirements in Germany&nbsp;limited access to all civil registration records created in 1876 or later to the subject of the document and their parents, siblings, and direct-line descendants.
-A law passed in February 2007, the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz Personenstandsrechtsreformgesetz], makes civil registration records more accessible for family history research. Since 1 January 2009 the records are accessible to any researcher after these time periods have passed:
 *births: 110 years
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 *deaths: 30 years
-A direct relationship to the subject of the record sought will only be required in cases where the required time period has not yet elapsed. Even then, the records may be accessible if it can be shown that all "participating parties" have died at least 30 years ago. Participating parties are both parents and the child in birth records, and both spouses in a marriage. &nbsp;Special regulations apply to records of adoptees and other special-needs groups. &nbsp;<br>
+A direct relationship to the subject of the record sought will only be required in cases where the required time period has not yet elapsed. Even then, the records may be accessible if it can be shown that all "participating parties" have died at least 30 years ago. Participating parties are both parents and the child in birth records, and both spouses in a marriage.
-If the records were created more recently than these time periods, and the death of the participants cannot be proven, the former restrictions still apply. Paragraph 61 of the [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personenstandsgesetz_(Deutschland) Personenstandsgesetz]&nbsp;clearly defines who has a legal right to civil registration information under these circumstances.&nbsp;When requesting a record from the Standesamt (civil registration office), the relationship to the person named in the record should be clearly stated. In 2008, the fee for a copy of a civil birth-, marriage-, or death record was seven Euros plus postage.<br>
-Civil registrars often use international extract forms to fill requests from foreign countries. Not all the information present in the original record may be copied onto the extract. As a rule, marginal notes are left out, but other details from the record, such as parents’ names and residences in marriage records, may be omitted.<br>
-Prior to the passing of the 2007 law, it was difficult or impossible to obtain any post-1875 civil registration records of birth-, marriage-, or death records for non-direct-line relatives (such as a great-aunt or -uncle), even if they were already deceased. Now it is not only possible to obtain records that meet these time requirements, but these records are even starting to become available online.<br>
 == Information Recorded  ==
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 === Births  ===
-(Geburtsregister) Birth records usually give the child's name; sex; and birth date, time, and place. The father's name, age, occupation, and residence are also usually listed. The mother's maiden name, age, and marital status are usually given, although her age is sometimes omitted. The names, ages, and residences of witnesses are usually provided. The parents' religion is also listed in some states.
+(Geburtsregister) Birth records usually give:
+*the child's name;
-Births were usually registered within a few days of the child's birth by the father, a neighbor, or the midwife. Corrections and additions to a birth record may have been added as marginal notes.
+*sex; and
+*birth date, time, and place.
+*father's name, age, occupation, and residence
+*mother's maiden name, age, and marital status
+*names, ages, and residences of witnesses
+*parents' religion is also listed in some states.
 === Marriages  ===