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325 ILCS 50/4

(325 ILCS 50/4) (from Ch. 23, par. 2284)

Sec. 4. Custodian duties.

(a)  In response to any inquiry, a
custodian shall not provide a copy of a birth certificate or information
concerning the birth record of any person whose record is flagged
pursuant to Section 3 except as approved by the Illinois State Police.

(b) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has
been flagged is requested in person, the custodian's personnel accepting
the request shall immediately notify his supervisor.  The custodian's
personnel shall then follow procedures prescribed by the Illinois State Police to
clearly ascertain the identity of the person making the request, his
address and his physical description. Such procedures shall include
requiring the person making the request to complete a standardized
information form and to present at least one form of photo identification.
The custodian's personnel shall inform the person making the request that a
copy of the certificate shall be mailed to him, and, upon the
latter's departure from the custodian's office, his supervisor shall
immediately notify the Illinois State Police or the local law enforcement authority as
to the request and the information obtained pursuant to this subsection.
The custodian shall retain the form completed by the person making the request.

(c) When a copy of the birth certificate of a person whose record has
been flagged is requested in writing, the custodian's personnel receiving the
request shall immediately notify his supervisor.  The supervisor shall
immediately notify the Illinois State Police or local law enforcement authority as to
the request and shall provide a copy of the written request.  The custodian
shall retain the original written request.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)