.. birth certificates that've been presented are electronic creations, and did not originate from paper documents
—.. birth certificates that’ve been presented are electronic creations, and did not originate from paper documents—
I was born in the mid-1950’s. When I needed a birth certificate about ten years ago I went to the King County courthouse and got a copy. It was an electronic copy of an official document. It’s how it’s done nowadays.
However, mine made no assertions that it was a photocopy of the original. I found the original a few years ago. It has footprints and everything...