SCS CSHB 129(STA): "An Act relating to providing copies of a death certificate for a deceased veteran without charge."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 129(STA) 01 "An Act relating to providing copies of a death certificate for a deceased veteran 02 without charge." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 18.50.320 is amended to read: 05 Sec. 18.50.320. Copies of data from vital records. Except as otherwise 06 provided and in accordance with the regulations adopted under AS 18.50.310, 07 (1) the bureau and the custodian of permanent local records shall, upon 08 request, issue a certified copy of a certificate or record in their custody, or a part of it; 09 each copy issued must show the date of registration or recording, and copies issued 10 from records marked "delayed," "amended," or "court order" shall be similarly marked 11 and must show the effective date; 12 (2) a certified copy of a certificate or a part of it issued in accordance 13 with (1) of this section is considered the original for all purposes and is prima facie 14 evidence of the facts stated; however, [PROVIDED THAT] the evidentiary value of a
01 certificate or record filed more than one year after the event, or a record that has been 02 amended, or a presumptive death certificate, shall be determined by the judicial or 03 administrative body or official before whom the certificate is offered as evidence; 04 (3) the National Office of Vital Statistics may be furnished the copies 05 or data it requires for national statistics if the bureau is reimbursed for the cost of 06 furnishing the data; the National Office of Vital Statistics may not use the data for 07 purposes other than statistical purposes unless authorized by the state registrar; 08 (4) federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies, upon 09 request, may be furnished copies or data for statistical purposes on the terms or 10 conditions prescribed by the bureau; 11 (5) a person or agency may not prepare or issue a certificate or part of 12 a certificate that purports to be an original, certified copy, or copy of a certificate of 13 birth, death, fetal death, or marriage, except as authorized in this chapter or the 14 regulations adopted under it; 15 (6) upon request, the bureau shall furnish a copy of a certificate or 16 record registered by the bureau to the child support services agency created in 17 AS 25.27.010, or the child support enforcement agency of another state, for child 18 support purposes authorized under law; such a certificate or record that is prepared or 19 maintained in an electronic data base may be supplied by providing the requesting 20 agency with a copy of the electronic certificate or record and a statement certifying its 21 contents; 22 (7) the bureau shall issue up to four certified copies of the death 23 certificate of a veteran without charge; under this paragraph, certified copies of a 24 veteran's death certificate are available without charge only to a qualified 25 person; in this paragraph, 26 (A) "qualified person" means an individual who is 27 (i) a personal representative of the veteran's estate; 28 (ii) a trustee of a revocable trust of which the 29 veteran was the settlor; or 30 (iii) a person who needs a certified copy of the 31 veteran's death certificate for the purpose of satisfying an
01 eligibility requirement for a benefit related to the death of the 02 veteran; 03 (B) "veteran" means an individual who was 04 (i) on active duty at the time of the veteran's death 05 or had received an honorable or general discharge from a branch 06 of the armed services of the United States, the National Guard, a 07 reserve unit of the United States armed services, the Alaska Scouts, 08 the Alaska Territorial Guard, or the Alaska Naval Militia; and 09 (ii) a resident of the state at the time of the 10 individual's death.