Kristi Jefferson – Local Registrar/Planning Technician
One of the services offered to the public at Salida City Hall is the issuance of certified birth and death certificates. As the local registrar I have the responsibility to see that all the rules and regulations from the state are followed, so that we can continue to qualify for the right to issue the certificates.
With the increased concerns over identity theft and terrorism, the State of Colorado has been revising the regulations related to the maintenance of birth and death records, and the issuance of certificates. For instance, registrars are required to make a copy of the photo-identification used by the applicant for the certificate, no matter how well they know the applicant.
The State office has been working on converting the birth records to a secure online database for a couple of years, and completed the conversion in April 2008. In June they held a training workshop and we had three registrars attend so that we would be able to issue state wide birth certificates as soon as possible. They wanted us to practice with the new system for a couple of weeks before we went live on July 14th.
The good news about all the changes is that we will not only have access to birth certificates faster for newborn babies that were born in Colorado, but we will be able to issue birth certificates for anyone born anywhere in Colorado. Until now, we only issued birth certificates to those born in Salida. We ask that people who are requesting birth certificates have patience with us while we start using this new system.
Effective July 1, 2008 the fee for a certified birth certificate is $17.75 for the first certified copy and $10.00 for each additional certified copy of the same record. The fee for a certified death certificate is $17.00 for the first certified copy and $10.00 for each additional certified copy of the same record.
The issuance of death certificates will remain the same for now but in the future the State office will be converting the death records. At this time we can only issue death certificates for anyone who died in Salida.
The City of Salida is the only office in Chaffee County that issues state wide birth certificates. The birth certificate and death certificate application forms are available at City Hall, 124 E Street, or on our website at cityofsalida.com/forms.
Now that the transition is complete I am stepping down as the Local Registrar and will become a Deputy Registrar, as of August 1st. Any questions regarding birth certificates or death certificates can be directed to Kathy Davis-Peter, (719) 539-2311 or utilities@cityofsalida.com. Kathy will be the Local Registrar for the Chaffee County/Salida office.
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