(1) In addition to the original birth certificate, the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics shall issue upon request and upon payment of a fee in an amount set by the state registrar a birth certificate representing that the birth of the person named thereon is recorded in the office of the state registrar. The certificate issued under this section shall be in a form consistent with the need to protect the integrity of vital records but shall be suitable for display. It may bear the seal of the state printed thereon and may be signed by the Governor. It shall have the same status as evidence as the original birth certificate.
(2) Of the funds received under subsection (1) of this section, the amount needed to reimburse the state registrar for expenses incurred in administering this section shall be credited to the Public Health Account. The remainder shall be credited to the subaccount created pursuant to section 36 (2), chapter 1084, Oregon Laws 1999, or a successor subaccount, account or fund.
(3) In setting the fee amount under subsection (1) of this section, the state registrar shall give substantial consideration to the amount suggested by the holder of the subaccount created pursuant to section 36 (2), chapter 1084, Oregon Laws 1999, or a successor subaccount, account or fund. [1985 c.549 §10; 1997 c.783 §§10,10a; 1999 c.1084 §46]
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