[§338-14.3]  Verification in lieu of acertified copy.  (a)  Subject to the requirements of section 338-18, thedepartment of health, upon request, shall furnish to any applicant, in lieu ofthe issuance of a certified copy, a verification of the existence of acertificate and any other information that the applicant provides to beverified relating to the vital event that pertains to the certificate.

(b)  A verification shall be considered for allpurposes certification that the vital event did occur and that the facts of theevent are as stated by the applicant.

(c)  Verification may be made in written,electronic, or other form approved by the director of health.

(d)  The fee for a verification in lieu of acertified copy  shall be one half of the fee established in section 338-14.5for the first certified copy of a certificate issued.

(e)  Fees received for verifications in lieu ofcertified copies shall be remitted, and one half of the fee shall be depositedto the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund in section338-14.6 and the remainder of the fee shall be deposited to the credit of thestate general fund. [L 2001, c 246, §1]