Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.08.251

Current through September 2, 2024
Section 16.02.08.251 - FEES FOR COPIES, SEARCHES, AND OTHER SERVICES
01.Certified Copies. The fee for the issuance of a certified copy of a death certificate is sixteen dollars ($16) per copy. This fee incorporates the additional one dollar ($1) coroner training and education fund fee under Section 39-252(2), Idaho Code. The fee for the issuance of a certified copy of any other vital record is sixteen dollars ($16) per copy.
02.Searches. The fee for a search of the files for a record of any vital event when no record is found, no copy is made, or a special document search is requested, is sixteen dollars ($16).
03.Verifications. Except for Idaho state agencies and public health districts, the fee for manual or written data verification from a certificate is ten dollars ($10).
04.Statistical, Research, or Public Health Services. The State Registrar assesses the fee for statistical, research, or public health services. The costs are calculated based upon the costs of retrieving the data and the costs of compiling, organizing, and printing the data. Cost may be reduced on a prorated basis to reflect the number of expected requests for the same information or service.
05.Fees for Other Services.
a. The fee for filing a report, certificate, or decree of adoption is twenty dollars ($20).
b. The fee for establishing a delayed certificate of any vital event is twenty-five dollars ($25).
c. For any vital event, the fee for establishing a new certificate due to a court order, a replacement certificate, or an amended certificate is twenty dollars ($20), except as specified under Subsection 251.05.f.ii. of this rule.
d. A service fee may be established by the local registration area, in addition to the certified copy fee for each certified copy of a vital record.
e. The fee for a copy of a certificate of any vital event provided upon written request to local, states other than Idaho, or federal government agencies under Section 39-270(b), Idaho Code, is sixteen dollars ($16).
f. Fees for correction of a certificate of any vital event.
i. The fee for a replacement certified copy of a certificate of any vital event when the incorrect certified copy is returned for exchange within sixty (60) days of a correction of an error is five dollars ($5) per certified copy.
ii. There is no charge for a correction of an error(s) on a certificate of any vital event when the required documentation is received within the first year after the date of the event.
iii. The fee for correction of an error(s) on a certificate of any vital event, when the required documentation is received one (1) year or more after the date of the event, is twenty dollars ($20) per submitted correction request.
g. Fees for priority processing or special handling.
i. A service fee of ten dollars ($10) per certificate or document will be added for priority processing or special handling of a request for a certified copy or copies of a certificate of any vital event, a request for a disinterment permit, a request to file a registry form, or a request regarding another vital event related form or document, other than those under Subsection 251.05.g.ii. of this rule. This fee will be in addition to the current fee(s) for each certified copy, search, or filing requested, or any combination thereof. This fee is forfeited and a new service fee must be paid for priority processing or special handling in the event that the requester takes longer than ninety (90) days to respond to a request for additional information, or documentation, or both.
ii. A service fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) per certificate will be added for priority processing to establish a new or amended certificate of any vital event due to a report, certificate or decree of adoption, delayed certificate filing, a court order, a paternity affidavit or rescission, a subsequent marriage affidavit or a correction of a certificate. This fee is in addition to the current fee(s) for the legal amendment processing or request for a certified copy or copies, or both. This fee is forfeited and a new legal amendment service fee must be paid for priority processing or special handling in the event that the requester takes longer than ninety (90) days to respond to a request for additional information or documentation or both.
06.Waiver of Fee Requirement.
a. Fees may be waived for Idaho state agency and public health district administrative use requests. Statistical information prepared for public health planning purposes may be published and distributed without charge whenever the Director determines that the publication and distribution is in the public interest.
b. The fee for a birth certificate may be waived for an individual applying for the Idaho Department of Transportation's no-fee identification available to an individual who is experiencing homelessness. The applicant must have direct and tangible interest, provide a completed vital statistics certificate request form with required identification, and provide a photocopy of the completed verification of homelessness form established and required by the Idaho Department of Transportation. One (1) free birth certificate may be issued for a registrant under this waiver. Subsequent copies will be subject to normal fees.

Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.02.08.251

Effective April 6, 2023