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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

649

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 338-18, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) The department shall not permit inspection of public health statistics records, or issue a certified copy of any such record of part thereof, unless it is satisfied that the applicant has a direct and tangible interest in the record. The following persons shall be considered to have a direct and tangible interest in a public health statistics record:

(1) The registrant;

(2) The spouse of the registrant;

(3) A parent of the registrant;

(4) A descendant of the registrant;

(5) A person having a common ancestor with the registrant;

(6) A legal guardian of the registrant;

(7) A person or agency acting on behalf of the registrant;

(8) A personal representative of the registrant's estate;

(9) A person whose right to inspect or obtain a certified copy of the record is established by an order of a court of competent jurisdiction;

(10) Adoptive parents who have filed a petition for adoption and who need to determine the death of one or more of the prospective adopted child's natural or legal parents;

(11) A person who needs to determine the marital status of a former spouse in order to determine the payment of alimony[;] or eligibility for government program benefits;

(12) A person who needs to determine the death of a nonrelated co-owner of property purchased under a joint tenancy agreement; and

(13) A person who needs a death certificate for the determination of payments under a credit life insurance policy."

SECTION 2. Section 338-14.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§338-14.5 Copies of certificate; fees. The fees for certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates issued by the department of health shall consist of [$10] $15 for the first copy issued and [$4] $5 for each copy issued thereafter. These fees shall be collected for each single request for certified copies. All fees received for the issuance of certified copies of birth, marriage, divorce, or death certificates shall be remitted to the director of health. Upon the receipt of remittances under this section, the director of health shall deposit:

(1) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under 346-7.5;

(2) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the spouse and child abuse special account established under 601-3.6;

(3) $1 for each certified copy to the credit of the domestic violence prevention special fund established under 321-1.3;

(4) $1 for each certified copy and an additional $1 for each first copy issued to the credit of the vital statistics improvement special fund established under 338-14.6; and

(5) The remainder of the fee for each certified copy to the credit of the state general fund."

SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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