§ 35-1-427 — Copies of data from vital records

(a) Only the state registrar of vital records shall upon
request issue a certified copy of any certificate or record in
his custody or of a part thereof. Each copy issued shall show
the date of registration and copies issued from records marked
"Delayed", "Amended", or "Court Order" shall be similarly marked
and show the effective date. A certified copy of a certificate
or any part thereof, issued in accordance with this subsection
shall be considered for all purposes the same as the original,
and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated,
except that the evidentiary value of a certificate or record
filed more than six (6) months for birth, and one (1) year for
death and marriage, after the event, or a record which has been
amended, shall be determined by the judicial or administrative
body or official before whom the certificate is offered as
evidence.
(b) The federal agency responsible for national vital
statistics may be furnished such copies as it may require for
national statistics if the state is reimbursed for the cost of
furnishing the data, and the data is not used for other than
statistical purposes by the federal agency responsible for
national vital statistics.
(c) Federal, state, local and other public or private
agencies may, upon request, be furnished copies or data for
statistical purposes upon such terms or conditions as may be
prescribed by the department of health.
(d) No person shall prepare or issue any certificate which
purports to be an original, certified copy or copy of a
certificate of birth, death or stillbirth, except as authorized
by this act or regulations adopted hereunder.