Closed Record State Definition
States that do not allow agency to agency requests for birth or death verification are considered closed record states. The participant MUST make the request for birth or death verification.
The following are closed record states:
●Alabama
●Alaska
●Arkansas
●Colorado
●Delaware
●Hawaii
●Idaho
●Illinois
●Kansas
●Louisiana
●Maryland
●Mississippi
●Missouri
●Montana
●Nebraska
●Nevada
●New Hampshire
●New Mexico
●New York
●North Dakota
●Oklahoma
●Oregon
●Pennsylvania
●Rhode Island
●Texas
●Utah
●Virginia
●Washington D.C.
●West Virginia
●Wyoming