1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; modifying provisions for issuing 
  1.3             certified copies of vital records; amending Minnesota 
  1.4             Statutes 1998, section 144.225, subdivision 7. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 144.225, 
  1.7   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  1.8      Subd. 7.  [CERTIFIED COPY OF BIRTH OR DEATH CERTIFICATE.] 
  1.9   The state or local registrar shall issue a certified copy of a 
  1.10  birth or death certificate or a statement of no record found to 
  1.11  an individual upon the individual's proper completion of 
  1.12  an affidavit attestation provided by the commissioner: 
  1.13     (1) to a person who has a tangible interest in the 
  1.14  requested certificate.  A person who has a tangible interest is: 
  1.15     (i) the subject of the certificate; 
  1.16     (ii) a child of the subject; 
  1.17     (iii) the spouse of the subject; 
  1.18     (iv) a parent of the subject, unless the parent is a birth 
  1.19  parent whose parental rights have been terminated; 
  1.20     (v) the grandparent or grandchild of the subject; 
  1.21     (vi) the party responsible for filing the certificate; 
  1.22     (vii) the legal custodian or guardian of the subject; 
  1.23     (vi) (viii) a personal representative of the estate of the 
  1.24  subject or a successor of the subject, as defined in section 
  1.25  524.1-201, if the subject is deceased; 
  2.1      (vii) (ix) a representative authorized by a person under 
  2.2   clauses (1) to (3); or 
  2.3      (viii) (x) a person or entity who demonstrates that a 
  2.4   certified copy of the certificate is necessary for the 
  2.5   determination or protection of a personal or property right, 
  2.6   pursuant to rules adopted by the commissioner; 
  2.7      (2) to any local, state, or federal governmental agency 
  2.8   upon request if the certified certificate is necessary for the 
  2.9   governmental agency to perform its authorized duties.  An 
  2.10  authorized governmental agency includes the department of human 
  2.11  services, the department of revenue, and the United States 
  2.12  Immigration and Naturalization Service; or 
  2.13     (3) pursuant to a court order issued by a court of 
  2.14  competent jurisdiction.  For purposes of this section, a 
  2.15  subpoena does not constitute a court order.