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'''Introduction to Vital Records''' | '''Introduction to Vital Records''' | ||
[[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the or the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm County Clerk's Office] of the county where the event occurred. See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=AL_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Arizona Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library. | [[United States Vital Records|Vital Records]] consist of [[United States Birth Records|births]], adoptions, [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]], divorces, and [[United States Death Records|deaths]] recorded on registers, certificates, and documents. [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] has additional research guidance on researching and using vital records. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Arizona Department of Health Services] or the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm County Clerk's Office] of the county where the event occurred. See also [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=AL_BMDT3_Statewide_Indexes.ASP#Step Arizona Statewide Indexes and Collections] at the Family History Library. | ||
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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
Arizona is a "closed record" state which means 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 | |||
*Acceptable types of credible documentation to establish relationship: Birth certificate, Death certificate, Marriage certificate. | |||
*Non-acceptable types of documentation to establish relationship: Pedigrees, Lineage charts, Family trees. | |||
*The applicant submits a signed application. | |||
*The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application. | |||
*The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | |||
'''1887 - 1909''' | |||
A limited number of birth records from 1887 to 1909 may be found in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the event occurred. Also, see Substitute Records below. | |||
<br>'''1909 - Present''' | <br>'''1909 - Present''' | ||
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 state. | 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] offices. | ||
You may, in many cases, obtain a certified [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm copy of a birth certificate] for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the county health department in the county where the birth occurred. | You may, in many cases, obtain a certified [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm copy of a birth certificate] for a birth that occurred in Arizona after 1989, at the county health department in the county where the birth occurred. | ||