Vital records: certified copies: electronic requests.

Under existing law, a certified copy of a birth, death, marriage, or military service record may be supplied by the State Registrar, local registrar, or county recorder to an authorized person, as defined, who submits a written, faxed, or digitized image request accompanied by a notarized statement sworn under penalty of perjury that the applicant is an authorized person. Existing law, until January 1, 2021, also authorizes the official to accept an electronic acknowledgment verifying the identity of the applicant using a multilayered remote identity proofing process if the request for a certified copy of a birth, death, or marriage record is made electronically. If the applicant's identity cannot be established electronically, existing law requires the applicant to include with the request a statement of identity notarized pursuant to existing law. The bill would delete the January 1, 2021, sunset date for authorizing the department to accept an electronic verification of identity accompanied by an electronic statement sworn under penalty of perjury for the above purposes, thereby applying those provisions indefinitely. By expanding the crime of perjury, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.