| Birth records are records of birth of an individual that | | | | you are not sure of the county or state which carries |
| are maintained by the local registrar of the county or | | | | your records. This can help you locate the exact |
| by the health department. These are developed on the | | | | county and some other vital information that you may |
| sources of information provided by the hospitals. | | | | require when you are approaching the county to |
| These days, birth records are created electronically | | | | provide you with a birth certificate. |
| and carry the information about the date of birth of the | | | | Although birth records can be accessed by anyone |
| individual with his or her name. It also carries other | | | | either with the vital records department or through an |
| relevant information such as the name of the parents, | | | | online search, obtaining a certified copy of the birth |
| their address and occupations, information on siblings, | | | | certificate can be performed only by the person listed |
| race, etc. | | | | on the birth certificate or by the parents of the |
| Can anyone access birth records? | | | | individual. |
| Birth records are public records that can be accessed | | | | The certified copy of the birth certificate can be used |
| by any citizen of the country. They can be obtained by | | | | as a legal document to provide proof of age when |
| approaching the registrar of the particular county or | | | | applying for a driving license, passport, for insurance |
| the health department, whoever is involved in | | | | purposes and for whatever purpose that may |
| maintaining the birth records in that particular state. | | | | necessitate such a document. As this can be used as |
| Birth records can also be perused over the internet | | | | a legal document, anybody apart from the individual or |
| through sites that allow you to make a search of such | | | | their parents cannot obtain a certified copy of the birth |
| records online for any purpose. The access of these | | | | certificate. However, they can apply for an uncertified |
| records online can help you only if you are looking to | | | | copy that is available to anyone but cannot be used |
| go through the records and not to obtain a birth | | | | for legal purposes. |
| certificate. So going through the birth records on the | | | | Therefore, your birth records though accessible by |
| internet can only be helpful if you are looking for | | | | anyone who wants information about you or to an |
| information regarding the person for genealogical | | | | extent about your parents has the safety net of |
| purposes or for conducting a background check on a | | | | preventing anybody and everybody obtaining a |
| person. | | | | certified copy of the birth certificate. |
| Checking birth records on the internet can help you if | | | | |