(a) The registrar of vital statistics of the town in which the birth occurred, the registrar of vital statistics of the town in which the mother resided at the time of the birth or the department shall issue, upon the request of the person to whom the record of birth relates, if over sixteen years of age, or of a parent, guardian, spouse, child, if over eighteen years of age, grandparent or legal representative of such person, a certification of birth registration, which shall contain the name, sex, date of birth, place of birth and date of filing and registration of the certificate of birth of the person to whom it relates, and any other identifying information prescribed by the commissioner.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 7-52

  • Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designee. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
  • Department: means the Department of Public Health. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • registrar: means the registrar of births, marriages, deaths and fetal deaths or any public official charged with the care of returns relating to vital statistics. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
  • Registration: means the process by which vital records are completed, filed and incorporated into the official records of the department. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36
  • Vital records: means a certificate of birth, death, fetal death or marriage. See Connecticut General Statutes 7-36

(b) The registrar of vital statistics of any town or city in this state that has access to an electronic vital records system, as authorized by the department, may use such system to issue, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, a certification of birth registration for such births that are electronically filed in such system.