[Sherman Logan]

About 20 minutes on the telephone, a letter, and a check for $20, and less than 2 weeks later, I had TWO copies of a certified birth certificate.

I find this really curious.

How did the person you spoke to on the phone verify you were really the person the BC refers to? What would stop me from requesting a BC for someone other than myself?

[qman]

Absolutely nothing, this is how much of identity theft is done, do a little research and you can assume anyone’s ID at least for a time.

[MarkL]

I find this really curious.

How did the person you spoke to on the phone verify you were really the person the BC refers to? What would stop me from requesting a BC for someone other than myself?

The phone call was to the hospital where I was born. I asked what I needed to do in order to request the certified birth certificate and what the requirements were. The person told me the requirements were: Photocopy of a current valid ID, birth date, father's name, mother's maiden name, hospital name, and two forms of current proof of address, and a notarized letter, along with $10 per copy. The letter was to my birth county recorder's office, which included all of the above.

Mark