{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2882","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.2882","heading":"Issuance of certain certified copies; request; fee; request of adopted adult or confidential intermediary; phrase to be marked on certificate provided under subsection (2) or (3).","body":"Sec. 2882.\n\n(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 2890, on receipt of a written request and payment of the prescribed fee, if any, the state registrar or local registrar shall issue the appropriate 1 of the following:\n\n(a) A certified copy of a live birth record, an affidavit of parentage filed after June 1, 1997, or a certificate or other record of stillbirth filed after June 1, 2003 to 1 of the following:\n\n( i ) The individual who is the subject of the record.\n\n( ii ) A parent named in the record.\n\n( iii ) An heir, a legal representative, or a legal guardian of the individual who is the subject of the record.\n\n( iv ) A court of competent jurisdiction.\n\n(b) If the live birth record is 100 or more years old, a certified copy of the live birth record to any applicant.\n\n(c) A certified copy of a death record, including the cause of death, to any applicant.\n\n(d) A certified copy of a marriage or divorce record to any applicant, except as provided by rule.\n\n(e) A certified copy of a fetal death record that was filed before September 30, 1978, to any applicant.\n\n(2) On receipt of a written request of an adult who has been adopted and payment of the prescribed fee, the state registrar shall issue to that individual a copy of his or her original certificate of live birth, if the written request identifies the name of the adult adoptee and is accompanied by a copy of a central adoption registry clearance reply form that was completed by the department and delivered to that individual as required under section 68(9) of the Michigan adoption code, chapter X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.68.\n\n(3) On receipt of a written request of a confidential intermediary appointed under section 68b of the Michigan adoption code, chapter X of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 710.68b, presentation of a certified copy of the order of appointment, identification of the name of the adult adoptee, and payment of the required fee, the state registrar shall issue to the confidential intermediary a copy of the original certificate of live birth of the adult adoptee on whose behalf the intermediary was appointed.\n\n(4) A copy of the original certificate of live birth provided under subsection (2) or (3) must have the following phrase marked on the face of the copy: \"This document is a copy of a sealed record and is not the active birth certificate of the individual whose name appears on this document\".","path":["MI Code","Chapter 333","Act Act-368-of-1978"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-333-2882","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"061e4689424a758a88d4e02add6036d86663d43a5dff39624705e179250325a4","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2881","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-333.2882a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}