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*Once a birth record is 75 years old or older, it is generally available to the public, though exceptions may exist for adoption records.
*Once a birth record is 75 years old or older, it is generally available to the public, though exceptions may exist for adoption records.


"Under the Access to Public Records Act, a county health department must provide public access to death certificates that doctors, coroners, and funeral directors file"<ref?[https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-sections/3-death-certificates/ Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press] </ref>
"Under the Access to Public Records Act, a county health department must provide public access to death certificates that doctors, coroners, and funeral directors file"<ref>[https://www.rcfp.org/open-government-sections/3-death-certificates/ Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press] </ref>


== References==
== References==

Revision as of 11:01, 20 May 2025

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Google AI overview[1]

  • Once a birth record is 75 years old or older, it is generally available to the public, though exceptions may exist for adoption records.

"Under the Access to Public Records Act, a county health department must provide public access to death certificates that doctors, coroners, and funeral directors file"[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Google AI overview in response to "years of Indiana vital records laws" accessed May 20, 2025
  2. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press