SB55-ASA1,688,17 16(c) Data related thereto to documents under par. (a) or worksheets under par.
17(b)
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1083 18Section 1083. 69.01 (26) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,688,2019 69.01 (26) (b) Worksheets that use forms that are approved by the state
20registrar and are related to documents under par. (a).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1084 21Section 1084. 69.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,689,822 69.03 (5) Under this subchapter, accept for registration, assign a date of
23acceptance, and index and preserve original certificates of birth and death, original
24marriage documents and original divorce reports. Indexes prepared for public use
25under s. 69.20 (3) (e) shall consist of the registrant's full name, date of the event,

1county of occurrence, county of residence, and, at the discretion of the state registrar,
2state file number.
Notwithstanding s. 69.24 (1) (e), the state registrar may transfer
3the paper original of a vital record to optical disc or electronic format in accordance
4with s. 16.61 (5) or to microfilm reproduction in accordance with s. 16.61 (6) and
5destroy the paper original of any vital record that is so converted. For the purposes
6of this subchapter, the electronic format version or microfilm reproduction version
7of the paper original of a vital record that has been transferred under this subsection
8shall serve as the original vital record.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1085 9Section 1085. 69.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,689,1310 69.06 (2) Make, file, and index an exact copy of every certificate accepted under
11sub. (1). Indexes prepared for public use under s. 69.20 (3) (e) shall consist of the
12registrant's full name, date of the event, county of occurrence, county of residence,
13and, at the discretion of the state registrar, local file number.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1086 14Section 1086. 69.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,689,1915 69.07 (2) Make, file, and index an exact copy of every vital record accepted
16under sub. (1) or received under s. 69.05 (3). Indexes prepared for public use under
17s. 69.20 (3) (e) shall consist of the registrant's full name, date of the event, county of
18occurrence, county of residence, and, at the discretion of the state registrar, local file
19number.
SB55-ASA1, s. 2065b 20Section 2065b. 69.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,689,2121 69.08 (1) Is on a form prescribed or supplied for the record by the state registrar.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1087 22Section 1087. 69.11 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,690,223 69.11 (3) (b) 2. Cause of death, if the vital record is a death certificate and if the
24amendment is accompanied by a statement which that the person who signed the

1medical certificate part of the death certificate under s. 69.18 (2) certification has
2submitted to support the amendment.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1088 3Section 1088. 69.11 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1089 4Section 1089. 69.11 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,690,195 69.11 (4) (b) If 365 days have elapsed since the occurrence of the event which
6is the subject of a birth certificate, the
The state registrar may amend an item on the
7a birth certificate which that affects information about the name, sex, date of birth,
8place of birth, parents' surnames parent's name, or marital status of the mother on
9a birth certificate
if 365 days have elapsed since the occurrence of the event that is
10the subject of the birth certificate,
if the amendment is at the request of a person with
11a direct and tangible interest in the record and is on a request form supplied by the
12state registrar, and if the amendment is accompanied by 2 items of documentary
13evidence from early childhood that are sufficient to prove that the item to be changed
14is in error and by the affidavit of the person requesting the amendment. A change
15in the marital status on the birth certificate may be made under this paragraph only
16if the marital status is inconsistent with information concerning the father or
17husband that appears on the birth certificate. This paragraph may not be used to
18add to or delete from a birth certificate the name of a parent or to change the identity
19of a parent named on the birth certificate.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1090 20Section 1090. 69.11 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-ASA1,690,2221 69.11 (5) (a) 2. If the amendment changes the information on the vital record,
22do all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,690,2323 a. Record the correct information in the relevant area of the vital record.
SB55-ASA1,691,3
1b. Maintain legibility of the changed information by placing a single line
2through the changed entry, by recording the changed information elsewhere on the
3legal portion of the vital record, or both.
SB55-ASA1,691,64 c. Make a notation on the vital record that clearly states that the vital record
5has been amended and that gives the number of the item corrected, the date of the
6correction, and the source of the amending information.
SB55-ASA1,691,77 d. Initial the amendment notation specified in subd. 2. c.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1091 8Section 1091. 69.12 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,691,139 69.12 (5) A change in the marital status on the certificate of birth may be
10requested under this section only if the marital status is inconsistent with father or
11husband information appearing on the certificate of birth. This section may not be
12used to add or delete the name of a parent on the certificate of birth or change the
13identity of either parent named on the certificate of birth.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1092 14Section 1092. 69.13 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,691,19 1569.13 Correction of facts misrepresented by informant for certificate
16of birth.
The state registrar may, under an order issued by the circuit court of the
17county in which a birth occurred, correct information about the parent or the marital
18status of the mother on a certificate of birth that is registered in this state if all of
19the following conditions apply:
SB55-ASA1,691,22 20(1) The correction may not be accomplished under s. 69.11, 69.12, or 69.15
21because the disputed information was misrepresented by the informant during the
22preparation of the birth certificate.
SB55-ASA1,691,24 23(2) The state registrar receives, on a form prescribed by the state registrar, a
24court order that is accompanied by all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,692,2
1(a) A petition for correction filed by a person with a direct and tangible interest
2in the certificate of birth.
SB55-ASA1,692,43 (b) Certification that all of the following supporting evidence, as listed by the
4court in the order, was presented in addition to oral testimony:
SB55-ASA1,692,55 1. A certified copy of the original certificate of birth.
SB55-ASA1,692,76 2. If the birth occurred in a hospital, a copy of the birth worksheet and any other
7supporting documentation from the hospital.
SB55-ASA1,692,88 3. If the birth did not occur in a hospital, a statement from the birth attendant.
SB55-ASA1,692,139 4. If relevant to the correction sought, a certified copy of a marriage document,
10a certified copy of a certificate of divorce or annulment or a final divorce decree that
11indicates that the mother was not married to the person listed as her husband at any
12time during the pregnancy, a legal name change order, or any other legal document
13that clarifies the disputed information.
SB55-ASA1,692,1514 5. A statement signed by the certificate of birth informant or the petitioner
15acknowledging that the disputed information was misrepresented.
SB55-ASA1,692,1616 (c) The supporting evidence specified in par. (b) 1. to 5.
SB55-ASA1,692,1717 (d) The fee specified under s. 69.22 (5) (b) 1.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1093 18Section 1093. 69.14 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,692,2519 69.14 (1) (a) 1. Except as provided under subd. 2., a certificate of birth for every
20birth which that occurs in this state shall be filed in the registration district in which
21the birth occurs
within 5 days after the birth and shall be registered with the state
22registrar, who shall register the birth
under this subchapter and shall make a copy
23of the certificate of birth available to the registration district in which the birth
24occurred and the registration district in which the mother of the registrant resided
25at the time of the birth
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1094
1Section 1094. 69.14 (1) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,693,162 69.14 (1) (cm) Information concerning paternity. For a birth which occurs en
3route to or at a hospital, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the pamphlet
4under s. 69.03 (14). If the child's parents are not married at the time of the child's
5birth, the filing party shall give the mother a copy of the form prescribed by the state
6registrar under s. 69.15 (3) (b) 3. The filing party shall ensure that trained,
7designated hospital staff provide to the child's available parents oral information or
8an audio or video presentation and written information about the form and the
9significance and benefits of, and alternatives to, establishing paternity, before the
10parents sign the form. The filing party shall also provide an opportunity to complete
11the form and have the form notarized in the hospital. If the mother provides a
12completed form to the filing party while she is a patient in the hospital and within
135 days after the birth, the filing party shall send the form directly to the state
14registrar. From the appropriation under s. 20.445 (3) (mc) (dz), the department of
15workforce development shall pay the filing party a financial incentive for correctly
16filing a form within 60 days after the child's birth.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1095 17Section 1095. 69.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,693,2218 69.15 (1) (b) A clerk of court or, for a paternity action, a clerk of court or county
19child support agency under s. 59.53 (5),
sends the state registrar a certified report
20of an order of a court in this state on a form supplied by the state registrar or, in the
21case of any other order, the state registrar receives a certified copy of the order and
22the proper fee under s. 69.22.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1096 23Section 1096. 69.18 (1) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,694,724 69.18 (1) (bm) (intro.) A person required to file a certificate of death under par.
25(b) shall obtain the information required for the certificate of death from the next of

1kin or the best qualified person or source available. The person filing the certificate
2of death shall enter his or her signature on the certificate and include his or her
3address and the date of signing and shall present or mail the certificate, within 24
4hours after being notified of the death, to the physician, coroner or medical examiner
5responsible for completing and signing the medical certification under sub. (2).
6Within 2 days after receipt of the medical certification under sub. (2), the person
7filing the certificate of death shall mail or present the certificate of death in:
SB55-ASA1, s. 1097 8Section 1097. 69.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,694,129 69.18 (1) (c) A hospital or, a nursing home, as defined in s. 50.01 (3), or a hospice,
10as defined in s. 50.90 (1),
which is the place of death of a person may prepare a
11certificate of death for the person and give the certificate to the person who moves
12the corpse under par. (a).
SB55-ASA1, s. 1098 13Section 1098. 69.18 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,694,1914 69.18 (1) (d) A hospital or, nursing home, or hospice, as defined in s. 50.90 (1)
15(c),
may not release a corpse to any person under par. (a) unless the person presents
16a notice of removal on a form prescribed by the state registrar, in duplicate, to the
17administrator of the hospital or, nursing home, or hospice. The administrator shall
18retain one copy and forward the other copy to the local registrar of the registration
19district in which the hospital or, nursing home, or hospice is located.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1099 20Section 1099. 69.18 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,694,2221 69.18 (1m) Format. Beginning on January 1, 2003, a certificate of death shall
22consist of the following parts:
SB55-ASA1,694,2323 (a) Fact-of-death information, which shall include all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,694,2524 1. The name and other identifiers of the decedent, including the decedent's
25social security number, if any.
SB55-ASA1,695,1
12. The date, time, and place that the decedent was pronounced dead.
SB55-ASA1,695,22 3. The manner of the decedent's death.
SB55-ASA1,695,33 4. The identity of the person certifying the death.
SB55-ASA1,695,44 5. The dates of certification and filing of the certificate of death.
SB55-ASA1,695,55 (b) Extended fact-of-death information, which includes all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,695,66 1. All information under par. (a).
SB55-ASA1,695,77 2. Information on final disposition and cause of death.
SB55-ASA1,695,88 3. Injury-related data.
SB55-ASA1,695,99 (c) Statistical-use-only information, which includes all of the following:
SB55-ASA1,695,1210 1. All information other than that under par. (b) that is collected on the
11standard death record form recommended by the federal agency responsible for
12national vital statistics.
SB55-ASA1,695,1413 2. Other data, as directed by the state registrar, including race, educational
14background, and health risk behavior.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1100 15Section 1100. 69.18 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,695,1816 69.18 (2) (a) On the form for a certificate of death prescribed by the state
17registrar under sub. (1) (b), the state registrar shall provide for a separate medical
18certification section to be completed under this subsection.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1101 19Section 1101. 69.18 (2) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,696,220 69.18 (2) (d) 1. Except as provided under par. (e), if a death is the subject of a
21coroner's or medical examiner's determination under s. 979.01 or 979.03, the coroner
22or medical examiner or a physician supervised by a coroner or medical examiner in
23the county where the event which caused the death occurred shall complete and sign
24the medical certification part of the death certificate for the death and mail the death
25certificate within 5 days after the pronouncement of death or present the certificate

1to the person responsible for filing the death certificate under sub. (1) within 6 days
2after the pronouncement of death.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1102 3Section 1102. 69.18 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,696,114 69.18 (2) (d) 2. Except as provided under par. (e), if the decedent was not under
5the care of a physician for the illness or condition from which the person died, the
6coroner or medical examiner, or a physician supervised by a coroner or medical
7examiner, in the county of the place of death shall complete and sign the medical
8certification part of the death certificate for the death and mail the death certificate
9within 5 days after the pronouncement of death or present the certificate to the
10person responsible for filing the death certificate under sub. (1) within 6 days after
11the pronouncement of death.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1103 12Section 1103. 69.20 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 69.20 (2) (a) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,696,2014 69.20 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under sub. (3), information in the part
15of a birth certificate, of birth or divorce or annulment or a marriage document or
16divorce report
that is designated on the form as being collected for statistical or
17medical and statistical use only and information in the part of a death certificate that
18is designated on the form as being collected as statistical-use-only information
19under s. 69.18 (1m) (c)
may not be disclosed to any person except the subject
20following:
SB55-ASA1,696,22 211. The subject of the information, or, if the subject is a minor, to his or her parent
22or guardian.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1104 23Section 1104. 69.20 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,696,2524 69.20 (2) (a) 2. For a certificate of death, any of the persons specified under s.
2569.18 (4) (a) 1. to 6. or an individual who is authorized in writing by one of the persons.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1105
1Section 1105. 69.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1,697,62 69.20 (2) (c) Except as provided under sub. (3), until 50 years after a decedent's
3date of death, the state registrar and a local registrar may not permit inspection of
4or disclose information contained in the portion under s. 69.18 (1m) (b) 2. and 3. of
5the certificate of death to anyone except to a person specified under sub. (1), or to a
6direct descendent of the decedent.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1106 7Section 1106. 69.20 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB55-ASA1,697,118 69.20 (3) (e) Public use indexes of certificates of birth, death, or divorce or
9annulment, or marriage documents that are filed in the system of vital statistics at
10the state or local level are accessible only by inspection at the office of the state
11registrar or of a local registrar and may not be copied or reproduced except as follows:
SB55-ASA1,697,1412 1. a. Certificate of birth index information may be copied or reproduced for the
13public only after 100 years have elapsed from the year in which the birth occurred.
14No information in the index that has been impounded under s. 69.15 may be released.
SB55-ASA1,697,1615 b. Subdivision 1. a. does not apply to certificate of birth indexes of events that
16occurred before October 1, 1907.
SB55-ASA1,697,1917 2. Indexes of certificates of death or divorce or annulment may be copied or
18reproduced for the public after 24 months have elapsed from the year in which the
19event occurred.
SB55-ASA1,697,2320 3. Beginning January 1, 2003, any information that is obtained from an index
21under subd. 1. or 2. and that is released shall contain the following statement: "This
22information is not a legal vital record index. Inclusion of any information does not
23constitute legal verification of the fact of the event."
SB55-ASA1, s. 1107 24Section 1107. 69.20 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,698,5
169.20 (4) The Under procedures that are promulgated by rule, the state
2registrar and every local registrar shall protect vital records from mutilation,
3alteration or, theft, or fraudulent use and shall protect the privacy rights of
4registrants and their families
by strictly controlling direct access to any vital record
5filed or registered in paper form through procedures promulgated by rule.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1108 6Section 1108. 69.21 (1) (a) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,698,117 69.21 (1) (a) 2. b. Any information of the part of a birth certificate, of birth,
8death, or divorce or annulment or a
marriage document or divorce report, the
9disclosure of which is limited under s. 69.20 (2) (a) and (c), unless the requester is the
10subject of the information or, for a decedent, unless the requester is specified in s.
1169.20 (2) (a) 2
.
SB55-ASA1, s. 1109 12Section 1109. 69.21 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1,698,1813 69.21 (1) (b) 4. Any A copy of a death certificate issued under par. (a) for a death
14that occurred before January 1, 2003,
shall include, without limitation due to
15enumeration,
the name, sex, date and place of death, age or birth date, cause and
16manner
of death, and social security number, if any, of the decedent, and the file
17number and the file date of the certificate, except that a requester may, upon request,
18obtain a copy that does not include the cause of death
.
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