{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-18.50.315","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 18.50.315","heading":"Records of missing children.","body":"(a) Upon receiving notification by the Department of Public Safety or another law enforcement agency that a child born in this state is missing, the bureau shall flag the birth certificate record of the missing child in a manner that alerts the bureau to the fact that the record is that of a missing child when a copy of that birth certificate or information regarding that birth certificate is requested. Upon notification by the department that the person who was listed as a missing child has been found, the bureau shall remove the flag from the person's birth certificate record.\n(b) The bureau may not provide a copy of a birth certificate or information concerning the birth record of a person whose record is flagged under (a) of this section except as provided in this section.\n(c) When a copy of a flagged birth certificate is requested, the bureau shall immediately notify the Department of Public Safety. If a flagged record is requested in person, the bureau shall record the name, address, and telephone number of the person making the request. The bureau may only provide a copy of the requested birth certificate by mail.\n(d) In this section,\n(1) “child” means a person under 18 years of age;\n(2) “law enforcement agency” has the meaning given in AS 12.36.090.","path":["Title 18. Health, Safety, Housing, Human Rights, and Public Defender.","Chapter 50. Vital Statistics Act.","Article 4. Records."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#18.50.315","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:17:20Z","sha256":"14c4f93a2febac79f5ff582228a16f9ed8a1d97172ef2dbcea2516c9586982cb","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-18.50.310","next":"us-ak/as-18.50.320"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}