§ 102375 Public Access To Vital Records

• •Birth and death certificates filed with the county recorder are open for public viewing.
• •The state department creates the rules that tell how the public can inspect these records.
• •Certificates that are marked in a certain way cannot be used to make business contact lists.

A person goes to the county recorder’s office to see a copy of their great‑grandparent’s birth certificate.

Because the certificate is on file with the county recorder, the person can look at it as long as they follow the department’s inspection rules. If the certificate had a special mark that says it can’t be used for marketing, a company can’t take that information to add to a sales list.