Certified copies of death records.

(1) Existing law authorizes the State Registrar, a local registrar, or a county recorder to furnish a certified copy of a death record to an authorized person and defines the term "authorized person" for these purposes. Existing law requires certain types of applicants for a certified record to execute a statement sworn under penalty of perjury that he or she is an authorized person who is allowed to receive the certified record. This bill would expand the definition of "authorized person" for the purposes of furnishing a certified copy of a death record, to include, among others, an appointed conservator of a person or estate. By expanding the definition of "authorized person" to include individuals who are required to execute a statement sworn under penalty of perjury in order to receive a certified record, the bill would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.