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Ohio Rev. Code § 3705.231 (2026)

Copy of birth record

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September 29, 2015
Latest Legislation:
House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly
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A local registrar shall allow an individual to photograph or otherwise copy a birth or death record.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2022 · leading case: Ludlow v. Ohio Dept. of Health, 2022-Ohio-3399.
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Ludlow v. Ohio Dept. of Health, 2022-Ohio-3399. · cites it 4× “" Consequently, contrary to what we indicated in Walsh, applying for a certified death certificate is not the only method provided in R.C. Chapter 3705 to obtain cause of death information on a death certificate.”
Miller v. Ohio Dept. of Health, Vital Statistics, 2021-Ohio-996. · cites it 2× “R.C. 3705.231. This process would entail great expense and effort, just to duplicate what ODH/VS easily provides from a database.”
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