Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 63-1-324: Certified copies of records - Evidentiary value

Unless otherwise provided in this article:

(a) The State Commissioner of Health shall, upon request, issue

a certified copy of any certificate or record in his custody or of a

part thereof. Each copy issued from records marked "delayed,"

"amended," or "court order" shall be similarly marked and show the

effective date.

(b) A copy of a certificate or any part thereof issued in

accordance with subsection (a) of this section, certified to by the

State Commissioner of Health or by a person designated by him for

such purpose, shall be considered for all purposes the same as the

original, and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein

stated, provided that the evidentiary value of a certificate or

record filed more than one (1) year after the event or a record

which has been amended shall be determined by the judicial or

administrative body or official before whom the certificate is

offered as evidence. Such certification by the Commissioner or his

designee, and seal accompanying the same, may be accomplished by

facsimile process.

(c) The National Vital Statistics Division may be furnished such

copies or data as it may require for national statistics; provided,

that the State Department of Health shall be reimbursed for the cost

of furnishing such data; and provided, further, that such data shall

not be used for other than statistical purposes by the National

Vital Statistics Division unless so authorized by the State

Commissioner of Health.

(d) Federal, state, local, and other public or private agencies

may, upon request, be furnished copies or data for statistical

purposes, upon such terms or conditions as may be prescribed by the

Commissioner.

(e) No person shall prepare or issue any certificate which

purports to be an original, certified copy, or copy of a certificate

of birth, death, or fetal death, except as authorized in this

article, or regulations adopted hereunder.