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== Birth Records == | == Birth Records == | ||
[[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[United States Vital Records|vital records]] are not public records. Only immediate family and selected others may obtain certified copies of vital records.<ref>Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Vital Records]. Accessed 28 May 2011. </ref> | Arizona is one of the few states that has online free access to birth and death records. Before looking anywhere else, check [http://genealogy.az.gov/ Arizona Genealogy Birth and Death Certificates] for births from 1855 to 1935<br> | ||
For birth records after 1935, [[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which means [[United States Vital Records|vital records]] are not public records. Only immediate family and selected others may obtain certified copies of vital records.<ref>Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Vital Records. [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/birth_index.htm Vital Records]. Accessed 28 May 2011. </ref> | |||
Genealogists may obtain copies of certificates if all of the following criteria are met: | Genealogists may obtain copies of certificates if all of the following criteria are met: | ||
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*The applicant submits a signed application. | *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). | *The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application. *The application submits the appropriate fee(s). | ||
=== 1909—1988 === | === 1909—1988 === | ||
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=== 1989—Present === | === 1989—Present === | ||
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. | 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. | ||
== Adoption == | == Adoption == | ||