Sometimes a birth certificate is lost and there is an immediate need for this document. Other times a family history researcher may be looking to obtain this record to gain clues to the whereabouts of ancestors. Either way, the state of New Jersey has set aside specific regulations for access to this sensitive information.
Features
You can access New Jersey birth certificates dated from May of 1848 through December 1900 at the New Jersey State Archives with no hindrances. New Jersey has restrictions on access to birth record information dated form 1901 to the present. You can access this information through the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services or the city or township where the birth occurred.
Time Frame
Direct family members such as children or parents have to prove their relation to the person on the record and show proper ID, which will grant instant access to all birth record information. If you are not a direct family member and want to obtain a birth record for family history research, the individual listed on the birth record must be deceased and 80 years should have lapsed since the birth occurred. Proper ID must be shown to access these records.
Significance
New Jersey law restricts release of recent birth certificates to direct family members to protect the privacy and security of the person listed on the record. The waiting period of 80 years for other people to access birth information further ensures privacy of the person listed on the record.
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