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Delayed Birth Records

Delayed birth records were issued to establish a legal birth record for an individual who was born before it was mandatory for a birth certificate to be issued or for some other reason one was not filed at birth. For instance, when the Social Security Act was signed into law, in order to qualify for benefits, a person needed to produce a birth certificate. Many people were born before birth certificates were issued. These people applied to the court to establish an official birth record. These records are taken from microfilm of original records on file at the Jefferson County Courthouse.