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".
>>
I do not think I got anything when I had my children (two born in
Maryland, one in Virginia and one in Florida) except the hospital
certificate which was NOT official. I have had to pay for each and
every government issued birth certificate.
>> 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.
>
The hospital at which my first daughter was born (Virginia) gave me a
non-official certificate with a red embossed seal. Looked official,
but wasn't. |