If the statue says the records are open then the local government agency has no legal right to deny you access to them. Since you are having troubling accessing the records I would contact the Public Access Counselor about the situation. The whole purpose of the office is to provide information and help regarding access to government records and meetings. Their website can be found at http://www.in.gov/pac/ They can provide informal responses to questions. Also there is a formal complaint process. Tony Meeks ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Richardson's" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:04 PM Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] John Chandler Death Record > <G> > > If they let you see the actual books I will be very amazed! > > Birth and Death records are a precious commodity in Randolph County. They > guard them well, and say it is for protection against identity theft. > Which > that is just a cop out in my book, (just my opinion - I am just a little > bit > frustrated with the whole situation, if you can't tell) the State Health > Dept told me that as long as the records are over 75 years old there is no > problem with having access. They said it is hard to try and pass yourself > off as a 70 year old and that most identity theft victims are younger. If > the State Health Dept doesn't see a problem then why does the county???? > > Anyways, I contacted the State Health Dept a few years ago about making an > index for the website. They told me their index only contained the name of > the deceased, the county and year. I am thinking they said it doesn't have > a > complete date??? > > They recommended that I use the County books to make an index because they > contained more information, which as most of you know by now, I was denied > access. :( > > > Gina > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rex Bertram" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:14 AM > Subject: Re: [INRANDOL] John Chandler Death Record > > > > I don't think the health Dept. in Winchester will let you see the books. > > You may be better off sending off to the State Health Dept. in > Indianapolis > > for a copy. > > > > Rex > > > ******************************** > Please Visit The Randolph County INGenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inrandol/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >