144.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the state board of health. 2. “Book”, “list”, “record”, or “schedule” kept by a county auditor, assessor, treasurer, recorder, sheriff, or other county officer means the county system as defined in section 445.1. 3. “Court of competent jurisdiction” when used […]
144.11 Public access to records. The county registrar shall allow public access to public records under the custody of the county registrar during normal business hours for county offices in the county. 95 Acts, ch 124, §4, 26
144.12 Forms uniform. In order to promote and maintain uniformity in the system of vital statistics, the forms of certificates, reports, and other returns shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval and modification by the department. Forms shall be furnished by the […]
144.12A Declaration of paternity registry. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. “Child” means a person under eighteen years of age for whom paternity has not been established. b. “Court” means the juvenile court. c. “Father” means the male, biological parent of a child. d. “Putative father” means a man […]
144.13 Birth certificates. 1. Certificates of births shall be filed as follows: a. A certificate of birth for each live birth which occurs in this state shall be filed as directed by the state registrar within seven days after the birth and shall be registered by the county registrar if it has been completed and […]
144.13A Fees — use of funds — electronic birth certificate system. 1. The state registrar shall charge the parent a fee of twenty dollars for the registration of a certificate of birth. 2. The state registrar shall charge the parent a separate fee established under section 144.46 for a certified copy of the certificate. The […]
144.13B Waiver of fees — military service. Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the certified copy fees for a birth certificate or death certificate of a service member who died while performing military duty, as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 3, 8, or 12, shall be waived for a period of one […]
144.14 Foundlings. 1. A person who assumes the custody of a living infant of unknown parentage shall report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the state registrar within five days to the county registrar of the county in which the child was found, the following information: a. The date and place the […]
144.15 Delayed registrations of birth. 1. When the birth of a person born in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations. The certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements prescribed to substantiate the alleged facts of birth. Certificates of birth registered one year or more after […]
144.16 Delayed registration of death or marriage. When a death or marriage occurring in this state has not been registered, a certificate may be filed in accordance with regulations. Such certificate shall be registered subject to evidentiary requirements prescribed to substantiate the alleged facts of death or marriage. Certificates of death and marriage registered one […]
144.17 Petition to establish certificate. 1. If a delayed certificate of birth is rejected under the provisions of section 144.15, a petition may be filed with the district court for an order establishing a record of the date and place of the birth and the parentage of the person whose birth is to be registered. […]
144.18 Court hearing. 1. The court shall fix a time and place for hearing the petition and shall give the registration official who refused to register the petitioner’s delayed certificate of birth at least ten days’ notice of such hearing. If both persons to be named as parents are not a party to the petition, […]
144.19 Adoption certificate. For each adoption decreed by any court in this state, the court shall require the preparation of a certificate of adoption on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar. The certificate shall include a report of the facts necessary to locate and identify the certificate of birth of the person […]
144.2 Division of records and statistics. There is established in the department a division for records and statistics which shall install, maintain, and operate the system of vital statistics throughout the state. No system for the registration of births, deaths, fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, dissolutions, and annulments, shall be maintained in the state or any […]
144.20 Information. Information in the possession of the petitioner necessary to prepare the adoption report shall be furnished with the petition for adoption by each petitioner for adoption or the petitioner’s attorney. The adoption services provider or other person concerned shall supply the court with such additional information in their possession as necessary to complete […]
144.21 Amended record. Whenever an adoption decree is amended or annulled, the clerk of the court shall prepare a certificate, which shall include facts necessary to identify the original adoption report, and facts in the adoption decree necessary to properly amend the birth record. [C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, §144.44; C71, 73, 75, 77, […]
144.22 Clerk to report to state registrar. Not later than the tenth day of each calendar month, the clerk of the court shall forward to the state registrar certificates of adoption, or amendment or annulment of adoption, entered in the preceding month, together with such related reports as the state registrar requires. The state registrar, […]
144.23 State registrar to issue new certificate. The state registrar shall establish a new certificate of birth for a person born in this state, when the state registrar receives the following: 1. An adoption report as provided in section 144.19, or a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the information necessary to […]
144.24 Substituting new for original birth certificates — inspection. 1. If a new certificate of birth is established, the actual place and date of birth shall be shown on the certificate. The certificate shall be substituted for the original certificate of birth. 2. Following substitution of the original certificate of birth with a new certificate […]
144.24A Access to original certificate of birth — application — contact preference form — medical history form — fees. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an adopted person who was born in this state and whose original certificate of birth was substituted with a new certificate of birth pursuant to section 144.24 […]
