Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4601, BIRTH RECORDS, pt. 4601.1100

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 20, November 12, 2024

Part 4601.1100 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED

Subpart 1.Document requirements.

The documents submitted to support a birth registration or amendment must:

A. be legible;

B. be without any sign of erasure, alteration, or change of the pertinent information;

C. indicate the date and by whom the original document was made;

D. be the original document or authenticated as a true document by the issuing agent;

E. for a registrant age seven years or over, have been established at least seven years before the date of the request for a birth registration or amendment or within three years of the date of birth; and

F. for a registrant under seven years of age, have been established at least one year before the date of the request for a birth registration or amendment or within the first year of life.

Subp. 2.Acceptable documents.

A registrar may accept a document listed in items A to J if the registrar determines that the document is sufficient to support the requested amendment and that the document meets the requirements of subpart 1:

A. a notarized statement of a physician, certified nurse midwife, or traditional lay midwife who attended the birth;

B. a school record;

C. a social security number history (Numident) printout from the Social Security Administration;

D. a United States military discharge;

E. a valid United States passport;

F. a hospital or clinic record;

G. a United States census record;

H. a marriage certificate;

I. a naturalization certificate, alien registration card, or other documentation issued by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; or

J. a tribal enrollment record.

Subp. 3.Other documents.

A registrar may accept a document not listed in subpart 2 if the registrar determines that the document is sufficient to support the requested amendment and that the document meets the requirements of subpart 1.

Minn. R. agency 144, ch. 4601, BIRTH RECORDS, pt. 4601.1100

25 SR 487; L 2007 c 13 art 1 s 25

Statutory Authority: MS s 144.12; 144.213; 144.215