144.13A FEES -- USE OF FUNDS.
1. The state registrar shall charge the parent a fee for the
registration of a certificate of birth as follows:
a. Beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, a fee of
fifteen dollars.
b. Beginning July 1, 2005, a fee of twenty dollars.
2. The state registrar shall charge the parent a separate fee
established under section 144.46 for a certified copy of the
certificate. The certified copy shall be mailed to the parent by the
state registrar. The mailing of a certified copy of the certificate
to a biological parent shall not be precluded by the execution of a
release of custody under chapter 600A, and, upon request, a
biological parent shall be provided with a certified copy of the
certificate unless the parental rights of the biological parent are
terminated.
3. If the person responsible for the filing of the certificate of
birth under section 144.13 is not the parent, the person is entitled
to collect the fee from the parent. The fee shall be remitted to the
state registrar. If the expenses of the birth are reimbursed under
the medical assistance program established by chapter 249A or if the
parent is indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no
other means of payment is available to the parent, the registration
fee and certified copy fee are waived. If the person responsible for
the filing of the certificate is not the parent, the person is
discharged from the duty to collect and remit the fee under this
section if the person has made a good faith effort to collect the fee
from the parent.
4. The fees collected by the state registrar shall be remitted to
the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.
a. Ten dollars of each registration fee is appropriated and
shall be used for primary and secondary child abuse prevention
programs pursuant to section 235A.1, and ten dollars of each
registration fee is appropriated and shall be used for the center for
congenital and inherited disorders central registry established
pursuant to section 136A.6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
appropriated in this paragraph that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but
shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and shall not be
transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered
except as provided in this paragraph.
b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds
generated from the fees as established under section 144.46 for the
mailing of the certified copy of the birth certificate be
appropriated and used to support the distribution of the automatic
birth certificate and the implementation of the electronic birth
certificate system.
144.13A FEES -- USE OF FUNDS.
1. The state registrar shall charge the parent a fee for the
registration of a certificate of birth as follows:
a. Beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, a fee of
fifteen dollars.
b. Beginning July 1, 2005, a fee of twenty dollars.
2. The state registrar shall charge the parent a separate fee
established under section 144.46 for a certified copy of the
certificate. The certified copy shall be mailed to the parent by the
state registrar. The mailing of a certified copy of the certificate
to a biological parent shall not be precluded by the execution of a
release of custody under chapter 600A, and, upon request, a
biological parent shall be provided with a certified copy of the
certificate unless the parental rights of the biological parent are
terminated.
3. If the person responsible for the filing of the certificate of
birth under section 144.13 is not the parent, the person is entitled
to collect the fee from the parent. The fee shall be remitted to the
state registrar. If the expenses of the birth are reimbursed under
the medical assistance program established by chapter 249A or if the
parent is indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no
other means of payment is available to the parent, the registration
fee and certified copy fee are waived. If the person responsible for
the filing of the certificate is not the parent, the person is
discharged from the duty to collect and remit the fee under this
section if the person has made a good faith effort to collect the fee
from the parent.
4. The fees collected by the state registrar shall be remitted to
the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.
a. Ten dollars of each registration fee is appropriated and
shall be used for primary and secondary child abuse prevention
programs pursuant to section 235A.1, and ten dollars of each
registration fee is appropriated and shall be used for the center for
congenital and inherited disorders central registry established
pursuant to section 136A.6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
appropriated in this paragraph that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but
shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and shall not be
transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered
except as provided in this paragraph.
b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds
generated from the fees as established under section 144.46 for the
mailing of the certified copy of the birth certificate be
appropriated and used to support the distribution of the automatic
birth certificate and the implementation of the electronic birth
certificate system.
144.13A FEES -- USE OF FUNDS.
1. The state registrar shall charge the parent a fee for the
registration of a certificate of birth as follows:
a. Beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, a fee of
fifteen dollars.
b. Beginning July 1, 2005, a fee of twenty dollars.
2. The state registrar shall charge the parent a separate fee
established under section 144.46 for a certified copy of the
certificate. The certified copy shall be mailed to the parent by the
state registrar. The mailing of a certified copy of the certificate
to a biological parent shall not be precluded by the execution of a
release of custody under chapter 600A, and, upon request, a
biological parent shall be provided with a certified copy of the
certificate unless the parental rights of the biological parent are
terminated.
3. If the person responsible for the filing of the certificate of
birth under section 144.13 is not the parent, the person is entitled
to collect the fee from the parent. The fee shall be remitted to the
state registrar. If the expenses of the birth are reimbursed under
the medical assistance program established by chapter 249A or if the
parent is indigent and unable to pay the expenses of the birth and no
other means of payment is available to the parent, the registration
fee and certified copy fee are waived. If the person responsible for
the filing of the certificate is not the parent, the person is
discharged from the duty to collect and remit the fee under this
section if the person has made a good faith effort to collect the fee
from the parent.
4. The fees collected by the state registrar shall be remitted to
the treasurer of state for deposit in the general fund of the state.
a. Ten dollars of each registration fee is appropriated and
shall be used for primary and secondary child abuse prevention
programs pursuant to section 235A.1, and ten dollars of each
registration fee is appropriated and shall be used for the center for
congenital and inherited disorders central registry established
pursuant to section 136A.6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
appropriated in this paragraph that remain unencumbered or
unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but
shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year, and shall not be
transferred, used, obligated, appropriated, or otherwise encumbered
except as provided in this paragraph.
b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the funds
generated from the fees as established under section 144.46 for the
mailing of the certified copy of the birth certificate be
appropriated and used to support the distribution of the automatic
birth certificate and the implementation of the electronic birth
certificate system.
