Where can i go to find someones birth certificate?

Question

i need to find the birth certificate for a baby and I am not the mother, I think that stuff is public knowledge and public records, but where can I go to look at it???

Answer 1

town hall in the city they were born

Answer 2

No they are not public record for living people.  You cannot have MY birth certificate.  YOU have no right to it.  It is protected unless you are my parent or my child, and then you have to prove that you are my parent or child.  Same for everyone else.

Answer 3

You might be able to buy a copy at the county courthouse. You might not; with the rise of identity theft, county clerks are being more restrictive. A BC has the mother's maiden name, something many banks ask people to establish their identity. I know most babies don't have bank accounts, but I also know that county clerks have been getting much more restrictive about birth, death and marriage certificates.

If you know the approximate date you can wade through the old newspapers at the library, either on paper or on microfilm. Look under "Vital records" starting on the day and working forward for about a week. That will tell you the day and parents, but won't be a birth certificate.

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Edit: XMeh nailed it while I was typing my answer. Try the library.

Answer 4

In the state of Texas, where given your handle I'm guessing your're from, to obtain the birth certificate of a living person you must meet these criteria:

1. The registrant.  The person named in the record.

2. The parent, child, brother, sister, spouse, grandparent,       legal guardian or managing conservator of the registrant.

3. Legal representative, agent or other person acting under contract for the registrant.  Must provide a letter of permission and copy of identification from the registrant.

Answer 5

try the local city hall building

Answer 6

It gets confusing, in that it is a "public" record, but it is NOT public.  In other words.. it IS a record kept by the government. It is not open to the public in any way.  It is only accessible by persons with a valid reason or authority.  

Your question somehow got plunked down in genealogy.  If the certificate is over a certain  age criteria (75-100 yrs) you can sometimes get to it, for family history use.. even then it might be restricted to a family member.