In article <5esf4vF3a8hgvU2@mid.individual.net>,
Sue and Kevin Mullen wrote:
> George Leppla wrote:
> > "Rosalie B." wrote
> >
> >> Why? I got multiple copies of my son's birth certificate and it was no
> >> problem. You'd have to pay a small amount for each one, but it is not
> >> a problem to get another one. It is a COPY. They don't give you the
> >> original.
> >
> > In the case of birth certificates, the term "original" is often misused.
> >
> > For ID purposes, the birth certificate should be the one issued by a
> > government agency, usually either city or state. Most of these have a
> > raised seal on them. The "original" was issued when you were born but
> > replacements issued by the government are also legal. People also call
> > these
> > replacements "original".
> >
> > Some people try to make a photo-copy of their birth certificate and then
> > have that notarized with the notary's raised seal and believe that will be
> > sufficient. Back in the pre 9/11 days, it was often accepted but not any
> > more.
>
> To add to this some "original" birth certificates that were issued at
> birth have the raised seal and some don't. Kevin and I were born in the
> same hospital three months apart, his had the raised seal and mine didn't.
>
> sue
To add to this further, hospitals often give out birth certificates
as part of the package. Most of these are issued by the hospital and
even if they are embossed with the hospital's seal aren't valid for
these uses. It has to be a government-issued BC, usually the state
and/or county health department or similar. |