UNDER ILLINOIS LAW {410 ILCS 535/25 9 (4) (B)}, A CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH CERTIFICATE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PERSONS WITH A “DIRECT AND TANGIBLE INTEREST” IN THE RECORD, SUCH AS THE INDIVIDUAL, A PARENT, A GUARDIAN, OR A LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. ANY PERSON WHO WILLINGLY AND KNOWINGLY USES OR ATTEMPTS TO USE ANY CERTIFICATE FOR OTHER PURPOSES IS GUILTY OF A CLASS 4 FELONY [410 ILCS 535/27 (C) (F)], PUNISHABLE BY UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON.
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