Why is it a Felony to Make a Photocopy of a Birth, Death, Marriage, or Domestic Partnership Certificate?
The Attorney General stated in 78 Op. Att’y Gen. 232,233 (1989), “Section 69.24(1)(a) was enacted in apparent response to a substantial increase in the practice of obtaining and using false identification documents by manipulating the existing system. For example, it was easy for a person to procure a photocopy of a birth certificate from a source other than discussed in chapter 69. This certificate, which might be accurate or already altered, could be altered to provide a new identity or other erroneous identifying information…….
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- How do I establish paternity? HOW DO I ORDER A BIRTH, DEATH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE OR DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP CERTIFICATE?
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- WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO ORDER A DEATH, MARRIAGE, DIVORCE OR DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE?
