Arizona Vital Records: Difference between revisions

[[Arizona|Arizona]] is a "closed record" state which&nbsp;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. Genealogists may obtain copies of certificates if all of the following criteria are met: fckLRfckLR*The applicant establishes a relationship to the individual whose record they are requesting fckLR**Acceptable types of credible documentation to establish relationship: Birth certificate, Death certificate, Marriage certificate. fckLR**Non-acceptable types of documentation to establish relationship: Pedigree charts, Lineage charts, Family trees. fckLR*The applicant submits a signed application. fckLR*The applicant provides valid government issued identification or notarized signature on the application. fckLR*The application submits the appropriate fee(s).fckLRfckLR=== 1887—1909  ===fckLRfckLRA limited number of birth records from 1887 to 1909&amp;nbsp;may be found in the [http://www.azdhs.gov/vitalrcd/county_offices.htm county] where the event occurred. See Substitute Records below. fckLRfckLR=== 1909—1988  ===fckLRfckLRStatewide registration of vital records in [[Arizona|Arizona]] began July, 1909 and was generally complied with by 1926. Because county clerks sent copies to the Arizona Department of Health Services, vital 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. fckLRfckLR=== 1989—Present ===fckLRYou 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. fckLRfckLR{| width="550" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" align="center"fckLR|+ '''Information&amp;nbsp;in Arizona Birth Records''' fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="50" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Types of Information''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''early - 1909'''&amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''1909&amp;nbsp;- present'''fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Name of Child''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Sex''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Race''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Parents' Names''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Midwife/Doctor''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Date &amp;amp; Place of Birth''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|-fckLR| width="52%" valign="middle" height="25" bgcolor="#99ccff" align="center" | '''Residence''' fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &lt;br&gt; fckLR| width="16%" valign="middle" height="25" align="center" | &amp;nbsp;fckLR|}fckLRfckLR== Adoption  ==fckLRfckLRArizona's adoption records are confidential. Individuals who were adopted and are looking for their birth parents, or who are the birth parents of an adoptee and are looking for their child need to engage the services of a Confidential Intermediary. Please refer to the Arizona Supreme Court's [http://www.supreme.state.az.us/cip/ Arizona Confidential Intermediary Program] web site for more information. &lt;ref&gt;"Access to Adoption Records" Adoption.com. Adoption Media, LLC, 1995 - 2009. Accessed 1 Sept. 2009. &amp;amp;lt;http://http://laws.adoption.com/statutes/arizona-laws.html&amp;amp;gt;. </ref>  

*Obtain services of [http://www.azcourts.gov/cld/ConfidentialIntermediaryProgram.aspx Confidential Intermediary] to find information about parents/children lost through adoption -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$&nbsp;