----- Original Message ----- From: "Saboley" <ssaboley@columbus.rr.com> To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [OHBELMON-L] HB 95 web site > Here is an example of a letter that you can send to the Ohio Senators that I > received from another list: > > Dear Senator: > > I have been reading the house-passed version of HB 95 and am opposed to the > following section of the Bill that eliminates the uncertified copy choice > for Ohio's citizens. Ohio has a proud history of open records and making our > records available to the citizens of Ohio for a reasonable cost and this > change violates that spirit. > > RE: Sec. 3705.23 > > (D) Except as provided in division (A)(4)(b) of this section, the state > registrar and a local registrar, on request, shall provide uncertified > copies of vital records in accordance with section 149.43 of the Revised > Code. > > Sec.3705.24. (A) Except as otherwise provided in this division or division > (G) of this section, the fee for a certified copy of a vital record or for a > certification of birth shall be seven dollars plus any fee required by > section 3109.14 of the Revised Code. . Except as provided in section > 3705.241 of the Revised Code, the fee for a certified copy of a vital record > or for a certification of birth issued by the office of vital statistics > shall be an amount prescribed by the public health council plus any fee > required by section 3109.14 of the Revised Code. The fee for a certified > copy of a vital record or for a certification of birth issued by a health > district shall be an amount prescribed in accordance with section 3709.09 of > the Revised Code plus any fee required by section 3109.14 of the Revised > Code. No certified copy of a vital record or certification of birth shall be > issued without payment of the fee unless otherwise specified by statute. > > For a special search of the files and records to determine a date or place > contained in a record on file, the office of vital statistics shall charge a > fee of three dollars for each hour or fractional part of an hour required > for the search. > > I also disagree with this bill's content (Sec. 3705.23C.1.ii) that allows > local clerks to charge for searching records. The taxpayers already pay > local and state employees, so why do we have to pay them again for doing the > job that we have already paid for through our taxes? > > I hope the Ohio Senate rectifies this change in our Open Records Law. It > would be a shame that in our state's bicentennial year, the legislature > makes it more difficult and costly for its citizens to obtain their own > records. > > Sincerely, > > For the Senators' e-mail addresses go to: > http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/by_district.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Carol Montrose" <cmontrose@beol.net> > To: <OHBELMON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 10:22 AM > Subject: [OHBELMON-L] HB 95 web site > > > > Selections r.e. Ohio Vital Records are on line at: > > > > > > http://users.beol.net/genealogy/HB95/ > > > > along with contact info for your Senators and Representatives. Please take > a few minutes to review this and note the comments I added *** or (cm:.....) > > > > Contace your government officials IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! I will be adding info > r.e. the Ohio State Historical Society's plight in the budget war asap! > Please pass this on to your friends, family and anyone else that you think > might be able to help us STOP this closing of Oho's records!!!! > > > > Carol > > > > > >