House File 393 S-3288 Amend House File 393, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 52, after line 25 by inserting: 3 < DIVISION ___ 4 BIRTH CERTIFICATES 5 Sec. ___. Section 144.13A, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2017, 6 are amended to read as follows: 7 1. The state registrar shall charge the parent a fee of 8 twenty dollars for the registration of a certificate of birth 9 as follows: . 10 a. Beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, a fee 11 of fifteen dollars. 12 b. Beginning July 1, 2005, a fee of twenty dollars. 13 2. The state registrar shall charge the parent a separate 14 fee established under section 144.46 for a certified copy of 15 the certificate. The certified copy shall include all of the 16 information included in the original certificate of birth and 17 shall be letter-sized. The certified copy shall be mailed to 18 the parent by the state registrar. The mailing of a certified 19 copy of the certificate to a biological parent shall not be 20 precluded by the execution of a release of custody under 21 chapter 600A , and, upon request, a biological parent shall be 22 provided with a certified copy of the certificate unless the 23 parental rights of the biological parent are terminated. 24 Sec. ___. Section 144.13A, Code 2017, is amended by adding 25 the following new subsection: 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. a. If, during the period between 27 May 1993 and October 2009, a parent was issued a smaller than 28 letter-sized certified copy of the certificate of birth under 29 this section, which did not include all of the information 30 included in the original certificate of birth, upon request 31 of a parent, the state registrar shall issue to the parent a 32 single letter-sized certified copy replacement that includes 33 all of the information provided in the original certificate of 34 birth. A parent shall not be required to exchange the smaller 35 -1- HF393.1896 (4) 87 pf/nh 1/ 2 #1.
certified copy for the larger certified copy replacement, but 1 may retain the smaller certified copy. 2 b. Notwithstanding the amount of the fee charged under 3 subsection 2, the state registrar shall not charge a fee 4 for the issuance of a single letter-sized certified copy of 5 the certificate of birth requested by a parent under this 6 subsection. 7 c. This subsection shall not apply if a new certificate of 8 birth was substituted for the original certificate of birth 9 pursuant to section 144.24. 10 d. The department shall post the application form and 11 instructions for requesting a letter-sized certified copy 12 replacement as specified in this subsection on the department’s 13 internet site. This paragraph is repealed June 30, 2022. > 14 2. Title page, line 2, by striking < and > 15 3. Title page, line 3, after < provision > by inserting < and 16 providing for a repeal > 17 4. By renumbering as necessary. 18 ______________________________ ROBY SMITH -2- HF393.1896 (4) 87 pf/nh 2/ 2 #2. #3. #4.