641—95.10 (144) Search and issuance for genealogy or family history. The search and issuance of a vital record for genealogy may be requested from the state registrar or county registrar upon written application and payment of the required fee pursuant to paragraph 95.6(1)“a.”
	 95.10(1) The county registrar may issue certified copies of a vital record for genealogy or family history to an applicant who can satisfactorily demonstrate a line of direct lineal consanguinity and to aunts, uncles, and cousins not past twice removed.
	 95.10(2) The county registrar may issue uncertified copies of a vital record for genealogy or family history to any member of the general public except those records excluded by statute or at the direction of the state registrar. Requests for uncertified copies shall be accepted solely through in-person application after the applicant has conducted a search for the record at the county registrar’s office.
	 95.10(3) The state registrar may issue uncertified copies of a vital record for genealogy or family history to an applicant who is conducting genealogical research and can satisfactorily demonstrate a line of direct lineal consanguinity and to aunts, uncles, and cousins not past twice removed if the event occurred 125 years ago or more for birth records and 75 years ago or more for marriage and death records.
	 95.10(4) All copies issued for genealogy or family history shall be clearly marked “for genealogical purposes only.”
	 95.10(5) No copy shall be issued for genealogy or family history if the registrant is known to be living.
	 95.10(6) If, after the search is conducted, no record is on file, the state registrar or county registrar shall issue a “notification of record search” on certified paper, and the fee for the search shall be retained pursuant to paragraph 95.6(1)“a.”
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