Who can apply or obtain Vital Records?
Vital records are confidential. Therefore, only those individuals who have what is called a “Direct and Tangible Interest” in the records may have access to records. The following individuals and/or groups make-up those having direct and tangible interest: • The person named on the certificate, a member of his/her immediate family, his guardian, or an authorized agent of these individuals; or • Attorneys-at-law, title examiners, or members of legally incorporated genealogical societies, in the conduct of their official duties; or • Persons requiring information for the determination or protection of a personal or property right; or • A person who has been granted a court order instructing the registrar to provide disclosure. Note: A direct and tangible interest shall not be demonstrated by firms, agencies, or individuals requesting information to be used for commercial purposes.
